Payson, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Payson, UT Summary

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

  • There were 213 total crimes committed in Payson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 926.5 total crimes per 100K people in Payson.
  • The overall crime rate in Payson is -60.14% below the national average.
  • Payson ranks #23 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Payson ranks #3,485 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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Payson Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Payson is 926.5 per 100,000 people. That's -60.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.00% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Payson
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 213 926.5 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 2 8.7 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 52.2 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 20 87.0 260.7 369.8
Burglary 27 117.4 290.6 269.8
Larceny 162 704.7 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 17.4 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 193 839.5 2,464.4 1,954.4

Payson 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 Payson

20
Violent Crimes
87.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Payson is 87.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,149.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.62% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Payson

193
Property Crimes
839.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 193 property crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Payson is 839.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.93% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Payson

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
Orem, UT 97,430 1,824 1,872.1 1,685.3 186.8
Spanish Fork, UT 45,005 491 1,091.0 1,002.1 88.9
Springville, UT 36,907 425 1,151.5 1,043.2 108.4
Mapleton, UT 13,415 61 454.7 335.4 119.3
Salem, UT 10,308 48 465.7 446.3 19.4

Payson SnackAbility

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