South Jordan, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Jordan, UT Summary

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

  • There were 1,171 total crimes committed in South Jordan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,423.7 total crimes per 100K people in South Jordan.
  • The overall crime rate in South Jordan is -38.74% below the national average.
  • South Jordan ranks #41 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • South Jordan ranks #5,095 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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South Jordan Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Jordan is 1,423.7 per 100,000 people. That's -38.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.76% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Jordan
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,171 1,423.7 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 10 12.2 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 28.0 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 54 65.7 260.7 369.8
Burglary 101 122.8 290.6 269.8
Larceny 908 1,104.0 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 108 131.3 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,117 1,358.1 2,464.4 1,954.4

South Jordan 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 South Jordan

54
Violent Crimes
65.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in South Jordan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Jordan is 65.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,523.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Jordan each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.81% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Jordan

1,117
Property Crimes
1,358.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,117 property crimes in South Jordan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Jordan is 1,358.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Jordan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.51% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.89% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Jordan

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
Herriman, UT 60,138 515 856.4 779.9 76.5
Draper, UT 53,049 929 1,751.2 1,655.1 96.1
Riverton, UT 44,920 527 1,173.2 1,093.1 80.1
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

South Jordan SnackAbility

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