Utah Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Utah in green. The most dangerous areas in Utah 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 Utah Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US state. Utah is in the 90th percentile for safety, meaning 10% of states are safer and 90% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Utah's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Utah is 0.0285 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Utah generally consider the north part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Utah may be as high as 1 in 22,053 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 48,821 in the north part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Utah: about 25 per year. The south part of Utah has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Utah's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Utah to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Utah is as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Utah

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Utah about $188,106,296 in 2025, or roughly $54 per resident. This is part of Utah's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Utah, including every crime type and how Utah compares to other states.

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 Utah's crime maps on the Utah overall crime page.

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Individual Utah Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of murder in Utah is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Utah.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Nevada	D	D	D-	C-
Wyoming	B+	A	A	B+
Idaho	A-	B	A+	A
Colorado	F	D-	F	C
California	C	D	D+	B-
Oregon	D-	C+	D-	B-
Nebraska	C+	B+	C+	A-
South Dakota	C	C	B-	C+
Kansas	D+	C-	C	B
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D	C-

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Utah is lower versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alaska	C+	F	F	D
Wyoming	B+	A	A	B+
Wisconsin	B	B-	B-	C+
West Virginia	A-	B+	B+	C+
Washington	D-	C	C	B-
Virginia	B-	B+	B+	D+
Vermont	B+	A-	A-	B+
Texas	D+	D+	D+	D+
Tennessee	D	D-	D-	D-
South Dakota	C	C	C	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Utah average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Utah schools on SchoolGrade

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