CrimeMetric

Crime in Utah

Major crime across Utah is 15% below the U.S. rate per resident: 27% lower for persons crimes and 12% lower for property crimes. That is the 35th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 9.1% from a year earlier. Of the 90 places below, 24 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
85
15% below the U.S. rate
1,460 per 100,000
down 9.1% in a year
Persons crimes
73
27% below the U.S. rate
226 per 100,000
down 3.4% in a year
Property crimes
88
12% below the U.S. rate
1,234 per 100,000
down 10.1% in a year
Social disorder
136
36% above the U.S. rate
3,148 per 100,000
down 5.1% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Utah, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. Salt Lake City289
  2. Midvale284
  3. South Salt Lake249
  4. Millcreek203
  5. Murray164

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Herriman28
  2. Saratoga Springs29
  3. Lehi30
  4. Syracuse34
  5. Kaysville35

Among the 40 places in Utah of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst Utah
Salt Lake City2893.4 times
West Valley City1351.6 times
West Jordan10017% higher
Provo6623% lower
St. George6721% lower
Lehi3065% lower
Orem7216% lower
Sandy9410% higher
Ogden11939% higher
Layton7710% lower
South Jordan6129% lower
Herriman2867% lower
Saratoga Springs2967% lower
Millcreek2032.4 times
Taylorsville10422% higher
Logan797% lower
Draper11434% higher
Spanish Fork4448% lower
Murray1641.9 times
Riverton4548% lower
Bountiful6623% lower
American Fork85about the same
Cedar City4646% lower
Tooele82about the same
Syracuse3460% lower
Roy5140% lower
Kearns11636% higher
Springville4448% lower
Washington4547% lower
Pleasant Grove4350% lower
Magna1311.5 times
Midvale2843.3 times
Kaysville3559% lower
Cottonwood Heights9310% higher
Clearfield6622% lower
Holladay12546% higher
South Salt Lake2492.9 times
Farmington5140% lower
Payson3558% lower
Hurricane5338% lower
West Haven3362% lower
Clinton3955% lower
Brigham City5238% lower
Heber5536% lower
North Salt Lake5734% lower
Bluffdale4942% lower
Santaquin1878% lower
South Ogden6722% lower
North Ogden3065% lower
Vineyard2175% lower

The 50 largest places in Utah, largest first.

All 90 places in Utah

Every place in Utah with a page, A to Z.

Crime by type

Drugs and alcohol stands out most, at 2.3 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in Utah, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault19163.7
Aggravated assault61141
Murder552.0
Robbery4619.9

Property crimes

Other larceny101504
Theft from vehicle93246
Shoplifting92293
Burglary65106
Motor vehicle theft5485.9

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol2311,148
Disorderly conduct136161
Trespassing136317
Vandalism123506
Weapons violations107106
Intimidation100228
Simple assault94681

How crime varies across Utah

Share of Utah residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5056.4%
  • 50–10021.4%
  • 100–20013.4%
  • 200–4006.1%
  • 400+2.6%

97.8% of Utah residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

2,020 block groups and 3,596,707 residents. How the estimates are made