West Valley City, UT Property Crime Rates and Maps
West Valley City is the second-largest city in Utah, with 135,500 residents in Salt Lake County, about 7 miles southwest of downtown Salt Lake City · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in West Valley City?
West Valley City grades B for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Theft makes up 51% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 642 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than West Valley City as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Valley City scores 642.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in West Valley City, UT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Valley City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in West Valley City
Car thefts happen in the morning more often than nationally. In West Valley City, 40% of reported car thefts happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
One weak spot: vandalism. It grades C- in West Valley City, worse than in the neighborhoods where 92% of Americans live, against B for property crime as a whole.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in West Valley City
Most of West Valley City grades well for property crime: 56% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 6% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across West Valley City run from A to F.
56%38%
A or B 56%C 38%D or F 6%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in West Valley City?
Reported property crime in West Valley City has fallen 45% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 33 to 18 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 16%.
Property crime, change since 2019
West Valley CityUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves West Valley City. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, West Valley City
Property, US
2016
+45%
+15%
2017
+32%
+12%
2018
+12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+1%
-8%
2021
-8%
-10%
2022
-11%
-6%
2023
-34%
-7%
2024
-45%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in West Valley City
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Valley City has about 28 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% more than the US as a whole and 29% more than Utah.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in West Valley City, about 51% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in West Valley City
West Valley City has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In West Valley City, 50% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (44%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (39%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in West Valley City and nearby cities
West Valley City has less property crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Valley City. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, West Valley City has more property crime than 82% of them.
Night lighting, transit and walkability in West Valley City
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set West Valley City apart: it has 7 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 35% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 83% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for West Valley City: C- (28 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 79% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 70% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.35% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.55 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 70% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs West Valley City
Property crime costs West Valley City about $26 million a year, or $195 per resident and about $654 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$2.4 million
$18
Theft
$9.8 million
$72
Vehicle theft
$5.2 million
$39
Arson
$190,000
$1
Vandalism
$8.7 million
$64
Total
$26 million
$195
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
