Murray, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Murray, UT Summary

Crime in Murray research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Murray over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Murray:

  • There were 2,645 total crimes committed in Murray the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,410.8 total crimes per 100K people in Murray.
  • The overall crime rate in Murray is 132.80% above the national average.
  • Murray ranks #79 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Murray ranks #9,501 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Murray Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Murray is 5,410.8 per 100,000 people. That's 132.80% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 98.55% higher than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Murray
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,645 5,410.8 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 33 67.5 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 110 225.0 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 175 358.0 260.7 369.8
Burglary 233 476.6 290.6 269.8
Larceny 1,876 3,837.7 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 361 738.5 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,470 5,052.8 2,464.4 1,954.4

Murray Crime Compared To Utah Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Utah.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Murray

175
Violent Crimes
358.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 175 violent crimes in Murray in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Murray is 358.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 279.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Murray each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 37.34% higher than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Murray

2,470
Property Crimes
5,052.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
158.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,470 property crimes in Murray in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Murray is 5,052.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Murray each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 158.53% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 105.03% higher than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Murray

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Reynoldsburg, OH 38,600 1,087 2,816.1 2,461.1 354.9
Centerville, OH 25,249 269 1,065.4 1,025.8 39.6
Pickerington, OH 24,647 255 1,034.6 937.2 97.4
Athens, OH 24,220 585 2,415.4 2,246.1 169.3
Pataskala, OH 18,283 132 722.0 645.4 76.6
Groveport, OH 5,820 119 2,044.7 1,838.5 206.2
Granville, OH 5,741 34 592.2 522.6 69.7
Nelsonville, OH 4,542 83 1,827.4 1,585.2 242.2
Glouster, OH 1,796 33 1,837.4 1,670.4 167.0

Murray SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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