Spanish Fork, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Spanish Fork, UT Summary

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

  • There were 491 total crimes committed in Spanish Fork the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,091.0 total crimes per 100K people in Spanish Fork.
  • The overall crime rate in Spanish Fork is -53.06% below the national average.
  • Spanish Fork ranks #28 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Spanish Fork ranks #4,041 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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Spanish Fork Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spanish Fork is 1,091.0 per 100,000 people. That's -53.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.96% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spanish Fork
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 491 1,091.0 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.4 3.1 6.3
Robbery 4 8.9 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 31.1 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 40 88.9 260.7 369.8
Burglary 20 44.4 290.6 269.8
Larceny 394 875.5 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 82.2 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 451 1,002.1 2,464.4 1,954.4

Spanish Fork 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 Spanish Fork

40
Violent Crimes
88.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Spanish Fork in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spanish Fork is 88.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,125.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spanish Fork each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.90% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spanish Fork

451
Property Crimes
1,002.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 451 property crimes in Spanish Fork in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spanish Fork is 1,002.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Spanish Fork each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.34% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Spanish Fork

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
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
Payson, UT 22,989 213 926.5 839.5 87.0
Mapleton, UT 13,415 61 454.7 335.4 119.3
Lindon, UT 11,922 375 3,145.4 3,070.0 75.5
Salem, UT 10,308 48 465.7 446.3 19.4

Spanish Fork SnackAbility

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