Murder per Capita in Wasatch County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Wasatch County residents.
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$39
Murder costs the average Wasatch County resident about $39 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Wasatch County in green. The most dangerous areas in Wasatch 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 Wasatch County, UT Safe from Murder?
The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Wasatch County is in the 98th percentile for safety, meaning 2% of counties are safer and 98% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wasatch County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Wasatch County is 0.0207 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wasatch County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wasatch County may be as high as 1 in 28,105 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 61,247 in the central part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Wasatch County, UT: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Wasatch County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Wasatch County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Wasatch 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.
| Wasatch County, UT: | 0.0207 |
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| Utah: | 0.0285 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Wasatch 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 Wasatch County, UT
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wasatch County about $1,470,310 in 2025, or roughly $39 per resident. This is part of Wasatch County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wasatch County, including every crime type and how Wasatch 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 Wasatch County's crime maps on the Wasatch County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Wasatch County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Wasatch County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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B+ | A- | A- | A | |
A- | B | A | A- | |
D- | B- | D- | A+ | |
B- | A- | B | A- | |
B- | A | B- | A+ | |
B- | B+ | B+ | A | |
C | B | B | A | |
C- | B- | C- | A | |
D+ | C- | C+ | B- | |
F | F | F | F |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Wasatch 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 |
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A | C | C | C+ | |
D | C+ | C+ | B | |
A+ | A- | A- | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B | |
B- | A | A | B- | |
C | C- | C- | D+ | |
C- | B | B | C- | |
D+ | D | D | D+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
A- | A | A | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wasatch County, UT average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Wasatch County schools on SchoolGrade
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