West Jordan, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Jordan, UT Summary

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

  • There were 2,884 total crimes committed in West Jordan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,488.4 total crimes per 100K people in West Jordan.
  • The overall crime rate in West Jordan is 7.06% above the national average.
  • West Jordan ranks #65 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • West Jordan ranks #7,459 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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West Jordan Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Jordan is 2,488.4 per 100,000 people. That's 7.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.69% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Jordan
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,884 2,488.4 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 5 4.3 3.1 6.3
Robbery 34 29.3 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 240 207.1 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 386 333.0 260.7 369.8
Burglary 202 174.3 290.6 269.8
Larceny 2,023 1,745.5 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 273 235.5 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,498 2,155.3 2,464.4 1,954.4

West 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 West Jordan

386
Violent Crimes
333.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 386 violent crimes in West Jordan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Jordan is 333.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 300.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Jordan each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 27.77% higher than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Jordan

2,498
Property Crimes
2,155.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,498 property crimes in West Jordan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Jordan is 2,155.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Jordan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.54% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Jordan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Murray, UT 48,884 2,645 5,410.8 5,052.8 358.0
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

West Jordan SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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