Salt Lake County, UT Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Salt Lake County in green. The most dangerous areas in Salt Lake County 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 County, UT Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Salt Lake County is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of counties are safer and 99% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Salt Lake County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Salt Lake County is 0.0172 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Salt Lake County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Salt Lake County may be as high as 1 in 34,467 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 93,898 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Salt Lake County, UT: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Salt Lake County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Salt Lake County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Salt Lake County 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 murder rate, Salt Lake County is safer 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 Murder in Salt Lake County, UT

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Salt Lake County about $40,715,685 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of Salt Lake County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Salt Lake County, including every crime type and how Salt Lake County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 County's crime maps on the Salt Lake County overall crime page.

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Individual Salt Lake County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Salt Lake County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Salt Lake County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tooele County, UT	B-	B+	B+	A
Summit County, UT	B+	A-	A-	A
Davis County, UT	B-	A	B-	A+
Utah County, UT	A-	B	A	A-
Wasatch County, UT	A-	A-	A	A+
Morgan County, UT	B-	A-	B	A-
Duchesne County, UT	C	B	B	A
Daggett County, UT	D+	C-	C+	B-
Uintah County, UT	C-	B-	C-	A
Elko County, NV	F	F	F	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Salt Lake County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Johnston County, NC	B+	B	B	C+
Hillsborough County, NH	A-	A+	A+	A+
Hinds County, MS	B-	A-	A-	D+
Honolulu County, HI	A-	A	A	A+
Horry County, SC	D+	C	C	A+
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	A-	B
Hudson County, NJ	B	B+	B+	B+
Ingham County, MI	C	D	D	C
Jackson County, OR	D-	C	C	A
Jefferson County, CO	D-	D+	D+	A

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

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