Orem, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Orem, UT Summary

Crime in Orem research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Orem 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 Orem:

  • There were 1,824 total crimes committed in Orem the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,872.1 total crimes per 100K people in Orem.
  • The overall crime rate in Orem is -19.45% below the national average.
  • Orem ranks #55 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Orem ranks #6,247 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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Orem Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orem is 1,872.1 per 100,000 people. That's -19.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.30% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orem
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,824 1,872.1 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 6 6.2 3.1 6.3
Robbery 10 10.3 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 76 78.0 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 182 186.8 260.7 369.8
Burglary 129 132.4 290.6 269.8
Larceny 1,363 1,399.0 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 150 154.0 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,642 1,685.3 2,464.4 1,954.4

Orem 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 Orem

182
Violent Crimes
186.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 182 violent crimes in Orem in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orem is 186.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 535.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orem each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.33% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orem

1,642
Property Crimes
1,685.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,642 property crimes in Orem in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orem is 1,685.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orem each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.77% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.61% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orem

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Provo, UT 114,120 1,765 1,546.6 1,399.4 147.2
Draper, UT 53,049 929 1,751.2 1,655.1 96.1
Saratoga Springs, UT 50,850 380 747.3 647.0 100.3
Pleasant Grove, UT 38,095 394 1,034.3 950.3 84.0
Springville, UT 36,907 425 1,151.5 1,043.2 108.4
Bluffdale, UT 20,386 172 843.7 755.4 88.3
Mapleton, UT 13,415 61 454.7 335.4 119.3
Lindon, UT 11,922 375 3,145.4 3,070.0 75.5

Orem SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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