Salt Lake City, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Salt Lake City, UT Summary

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

  • There were 14,904 total crimes committed in Salt Lake City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,401.2 total crimes per 100K people in Salt Lake City.
  • The overall crime rate in Salt Lake City is 218.44% above the national average.
  • Salt Lake City ranks #80 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Salt Lake City ranks #9,744 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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Salt Lake City Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salt Lake City is 7,401.2 per 100,000 people. That's 218.44% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 171.59% higher than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salt Lake City
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14,904 7,401.2 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 13 6.5 3.1 6.3
Robbery 413 205.1 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,164 578.0 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1,970 978.3 260.7 369.8
Burglary 1,316 653.5 290.6 269.8
Larceny 9,887 4,909.8 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,731 859.6 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 12,934 6,422.9 2,464.4 1,954.4

Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City

1,970
Violent Crimes
978.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
164.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,970 violent crimes in Salt Lake City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salt Lake City is 978.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salt Lake City each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 164.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 275.32% higher than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salt Lake City

12,934
Property Crimes
6,422.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
228.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 12,934 property crimes in Salt Lake City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salt Lake City is 6,422.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salt Lake City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 228.64% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 160.62% higher than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Salt Lake City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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