Utah Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Utah displays a 39.44-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: West Valley, Utah at 42.63 points out of 100 versus West Valley City, Utah at 3.19.
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Utah displays 3 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 109 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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Utah has 0 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 0 increasing and 3 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Salt Lake City, Utah has a reporting population of 203,888 residents versus 136,208 in West Valley City, Utah, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Utah is West Valley with an adjusted safety score of 42.63 out of 100, ranked across 3 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Utah city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 3 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley | #1 of 3 | 137,955 | 42.63 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Salt Lake City | #2 of 3 | 203,888 | 4.91 | → Stable | View Report → |
| West Valley City | #3 of 3 | 136,208 | 3.19 | → Stable | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 3 jurisdictions listed above.
Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Monthly counts are summed over the agencies that reported each month, and agency coverage changes over time.
| Month | Violent | Property | Agencies reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 906 | 6206 | 114 |
| Feb | 801 | 5531 | 112 |
| Mar | 1123 | 5816 | 113 |
| Apr | 993 | 5926 | 113 |
| May | 1158 | 6711 | 113 |
| Jun | 1151 | 6473 | 113 |
| Jul | 1187 | 6641 | 112 |
| Aug | 1173 | 6387 | 114 |
| Sep | 1073 | 6906 | 113 |
| Oct | 1057 | 6509 | 111 |
| Nov | 1011 | 5402 | 109 |
| Dec | 916 | 5870 | 110 |
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<img src="https://www.safetyatlas.us/img/charts/utah-crime-trend-2025.webp" alt="Chart of Utah crime statistics: Utah agencies reported 12,549 violent offenses in 2025. Between 109 to 114 agencies reported each month, so the total is not compared with 2024. Shows violent and property offenses per month." width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
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Utah in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Burglary -20% (8,662 to 6,952), motor vehicle theft -20%, robbery -16%, larceny-theft -7%, homicide -5%, aggravated assault -3%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 92,635 of 228,790 reports (40.5%); larceny-theft alone is 61,396 (26.8%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 80% of homicides cleared vs 13% of motor vehicle thefts and 19% of burglaries (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 168 reports in 2025 vs 176 in 2024 (-5%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Simple assault (37,539) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (14,952, 6.5% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Sep (5,732) and troughed in Nov (4,457), a 1.3× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 55 of 123 agencies reported burglary in December 2025 (vs 58 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 123 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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Utah monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
→ Stable, 61396 reports vs 65829 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 5,033 | 63 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 4,568 | 61 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 4,854 | 62 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 4,848 | 62 | Full |
| May 2025 | 5,545 | 62 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 5,215 | 62 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 5,345 | 62 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 5,312 | 63 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 5,732 | 63 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 5,527 | 60 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 4,457 | 60 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 4,960 | 60 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 37539 reports vs 37315 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 2,913 | 65 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 2,761 | 64 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,084 | 64 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 2,992 | 64 | Full |
| May 2025 | 3,436 | 64 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 3,173 | 64 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 3,326 | 64 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 3,592 | 65 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 3,329 | 64 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 3,167 | 61 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,017 | 61 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 2,749 | 60 | Full |
Drug/Narcotic Violations, month by month
→ Stable, 30707 reports vs 30465 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 2,484 | 62 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 2,455 | 61 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 2,901 | 61 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 2,764 | 61 | Full |
| May 2025 | 2,796 | 61 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 2,385 | 61 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 2,739 | 61 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 2,667 | 62 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 2,311 | 62 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 2,407 | 59 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 2,465 | 58 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 2,333 | 57 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
80% of homicides cleared vs 13% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 168 | 134 | 79.8% |
| Aggravated Assault | 7,757 | 5,365 | 69.2% |
| Robbery | 1,376 | 590 | 42.9% |
| Burglary | 6,952 | 1,352 | 19.4% |
| Larceny-theft | 61,396 | 15,206 | 24.8% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 5,575 | 752 | 13.5% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Utah city reports
- West Valley safety report: #1 of 3, population 137,955, score 42.63, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Salt Lake City safety report: #2 of 3, population 203,888, score 4.91, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- West Valley City safety report: #3 of 3, population 136,208, score 3.19, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Utah reporting agencies recorded 5,732 larceny-theft offenses in Sep 2025 versus 4,457 in Nov 2025, a difference of 1,275 reports; 63 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 60 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 61,396 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Utah reporting agencies recorded 3,592 simple assault offenses in Aug 2025 versus 2,749 in Dec 2025, a difference of 843 reports; 65 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 60 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 37,539 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Utah reporting agencies recorded 2,901 drug/narcotic violations offenses in Mar 2025 versus 2,311 in Sep 2025, a difference of 590 reports; 61 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 62 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 30,707 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Utah reporting agencies recorded 134 cleared homicide offenses against 168 reports received in 2025 (79.8%), compared with 752 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 5,575 reports (13.5%), a 66.3-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
West Valley, Utah records 42.63 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 25.72 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 16.91; its reporting population of 137,955 residents accounts for 28.9% of the 478,051 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
West Valley City, Utah records 3.19 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 13.72 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 16.91; its reporting population of 136,208 residents accounts for 28.5% of the 478,051 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Salt Lake City, Utah records 4.91 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 12.00 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 16.91; its reporting population of 203,888 residents accounts for 42.6% of the 478,051 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Utah reporting-agency sums contain 61,396 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 65,829 in 2024, 4,433 reports (6.7%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 60 to 64 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Utah reporting-agency sums contain 37,539 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 37,315 in 2024, 224 reports (0.6%) more across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 60 to 66 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Utah reporting-agency sums contain 29,617 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 33,208 in 2024, 3,591 reports (10.8%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 64 to 70 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Utah directory
The scoring run contains 109 reportable jurisdictions in Utah. This public directory displays the 3 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, West Valley has the highest adjusted score at 42.63, and West Valley City has the lowest at 3.19. The public-cohort range is 39.44 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 0 decreasing, 3 stable, and 0 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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