Riverton, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Riverton, UT Summary

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

  • There were 527 total crimes committed in Riverton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,173.2 total crimes per 100K people in Riverton.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverton is -49.52% below the national average.
  • Riverton ranks #32 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Riverton ranks #4,312 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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Riverton Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverton is 1,173.2 per 100,000 people. That's -49.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -56.95% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverton
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 527 1,173.2 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 5 11.1 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 46.7 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 36 80.1 260.7 369.8
Burglary 33 73.5 290.6 269.8
Larceny 420 935.0 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 84.6 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 491 1,093.1 2,464.4 1,954.4

Riverton 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 Riverton

36
Violent Crimes
80.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverton is 80.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,247.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.25% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverton

491
Property Crimes
1,093.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 491 property crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverton is 1,093.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.65% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Jordan, UT 115,900 2,884 2,488.4 2,155.3 333.0
Sandy, UT 97,091 3,154 3,248.5 3,068.3 180.2
South Jordan, UT 82,250 1,171 1,423.7 1,358.1 65.7
Herriman, UT 60,138 515 856.4 779.9 76.5
Draper, UT 53,049 929 1,751.2 1,655.1 96.1
Cottonwood Heights, UT 32,191 677 2,103.1 1,978.8 124.3
Bluffdale, UT 20,386 172 843.7 755.4 88.3

Riverton SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
6
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