Salt Lake City, UT Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery 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 Robbery?

The B+ grade means the rate of robbery is lower than the average US city. Salt Lake City is in the 73rd percentile for safety, meaning 27% of cities are safer and 73% 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 robbery in the Salt Lake City area is 0.3062 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Salt Lake City area generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in the Salt Lake City area may be as high as 1 in 1,647 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,713 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the north parts of Salt Lake City, UT: about 109 per year. The southeast part of the Salt Lake City area has fewer cases of robbery with only 19 in a typical year.

How Salt Lake City's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery 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.

Considering only the robbery rate, the Salt Lake City area is as safe as 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 Robbery in Salt Lake City, UT

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Salt Lake City about $12,863,446 in 2025, or roughly $10 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 Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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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Individual Salt Lake City Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in the Salt Lake City area is higher. 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	Robbery Crime Grade
South Salt Lake, UT	F	D	F	C+
Holladay, UT	C-	B+	C-	A
Murray, UT	F	B-	F	B+
North Salt Lake, UT	C+	B	C	A
West Valley City, UT	D	B-	D	B+
Taylorsville, UT	C	B+	C	A
Woods Cross, UT	C+	B	C	A
Bountiful, UT	D	C	D	A
Midvale, UT	D+	B	C-	A
Cottonwood Heights, UT	C+	A-	C+	A

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Salt Lake City is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	D+
Hartford, CT	C+	A	A	C+
Louisville, KY	C-	C+	C+	C+
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	C-	B+
Richmond, VA	D+	C+	C+	B
Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Buffalo, NY	C+	D	D	D-
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	C+
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	B-
Rochester, NY	C+	D+	D+	D-

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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