Salt Lake City, UT Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in the Salt Lake City area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Salt Lake City area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Salt Lake City, UT Safe from Assault?

The C+ grade means the rate of assault is about the same as the average US city. Salt Lake City is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of cities are safer and 48% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Salt Lake City area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in the Salt Lake City area is 1.730 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Salt Lake City area generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in the Salt Lake City area may be as high as 1 in 205 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,829 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the north parts of Salt Lake City, UT: about 870 per year. The southeast part of the Salt Lake City area has fewer cases of assault with only 63 in a typical year.

How Salt Lake City's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in the Salt Lake City area to the Utah state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, the Salt Lake City area is less safe than the Utah state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Salt Lake City, UT

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Salt Lake City about $66,335,957 in 2025, or roughly $50 per resident. This is part of the Salt Lake City area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Salt Lake City, including every crime type and how Salt Lake City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Salt Lake City's crime maps on the Salt Lake City overall crime page.

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Individual Salt Lake City Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in the Salt Lake City area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Salt Lake City area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
South Salt Lake, UT	F	D	F	D
Holladay, UT	C-	B+	C-	A
Murray, UT	F	B-	F	B
North Salt Lake, UT	C+	B	C	B
West Valley City, UT	D	B-	D	B-
Taylorsville, UT	C	B+	C	A-
Woods Cross, UT	C+	B	C	A-
Bountiful, UT	D	C	D	C+
Midvale, UT	D+	B	C-	B+
Cottonwood Heights, UT	C+	A-	C+	A+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Salt Lake City is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Hartford, CT	C+	A	A	A-
Louisville, KY	C-	C+	C+	C+
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	C-	D+
Richmond, VA	D+	C+	C+	C+
Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Buffalo, NY	C+	D	D	D
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	C
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	D
Rochester, NY	C+	D+	D+	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Salt Lake City, UT average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Salt Lake City schools on SchoolGrade

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