Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Salt Lake City
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Salt Lake City residents.
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1 in 154
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Salt Lake City area is about 1 in 154.
$48
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Salt Lake City resident about $48 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime 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 Drug-Related Crime?
The D- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much higher than the average US city. Salt Lake City is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of cities are safer and 13% 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 drug-related crime in the Salt Lake City area is 6.502 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Salt Lake City area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Salt Lake City area may be as high as 1 in 122 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 208 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Salt Lake City, UT: about 1,641 per year. The northwest part of the Salt Lake City area has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 509 in a typical year.
How Salt Lake City's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime 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.
| Salt Lake City, UT: | 6.502 |
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| Utah: | 6.534 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, the Salt Lake City area is as safe as the Utah state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Salt Lake City, UT
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Salt Lake City about $64,229,437 in 2025, or roughly $48 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 Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime 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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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in the Salt Lake City area is similar. 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 | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | D | F | F | |
C- | B+ | C- | D | |
F | B- | F | F | |
C+ | B | C | C+ | |
D | B- | D | C- | |
C | B+ | C | D | |
C+ | B | C | C | |
D | C | D | C+ | |
D+ | B | C- | D- | |
C+ | A- | C+ | C- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Salt Lake City is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D- | D- | D- | F | |
C+ | A | A | A- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
D+ | C- | C- | D | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | C | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
C+ | D | D | A+ | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
D | D | D | C- | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | A+ |
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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