The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Alpine, UT

Alpine is a city of 11,400 in Utah County, about 16 miles north of downtown Provo · Updated November 2026

Is Alpine, UT safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Alpine has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 922 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Alpine as a whole, and 25% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Alpine scores 922.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 951 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 870 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Alpine

Map of Alpine shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Alpine, UT at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Alpine, 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 in Alpine

Simple assaults are uncommon. Alpine has simple assaults at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.


The safest and least safe parts of Alpine

Every part of Alpine where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Alpine run from A+ to A; every part of Alpine has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Alpine, the southeast side has the least crime and the center the most.


Crime rates and types in Alpine

CrimeGrade™ estimates Alpine has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 53% less than the US as a whole and 46% less than Utah.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Alpine, about 68% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeA20.180.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultA+252.212.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+40.392.4
TheftB+13511.913.1
Vehicle theftA+40.312.7
ArsonA+under 10.020.12
VandalismA272.35.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Alpine

The Lone Peak Police Department polices Alpine, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 57% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
Theft from carsHomes (57%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (42%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Alpine compares with nearby cities

Alpine has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AlpineA922A+A11,400
Highland 2 milesA911A+A19,800
Cedar Hills 3 milesA868AA10,600
American Fork 5 milesA-836AA-37,700
Provo 16 milesA-829A-A-114,200
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Lehi 6 milesA873AA84,800
Pleasant Grove 6 milesA-844A-A-36,400
Draper 6 milesA867AA-49,300
Lindon 8 milesA897A+A-11,900
Bluffdale 9 milesA869AA19,300
Sandy 9 milesA-807A-A-101,500

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Alpine. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Alpine has more crime than 52% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AlpineA922A+A11,400
Romeo, MIA+952A+A+11,400
Flanders, NJA+948A+A+11,400
Louisa, VAA+942A+A+11,400
Erwin, TNA+936A+A+11,400
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Mendota Heights, MNA+930A+A+11,400
Estacada, ORA913A+A11,400
Palos Verdes Estates, CAA900A+A11,400
Scappoose, ORA888AA11,400
South Point, OHA888AA11,400
Holbrook, MAA-786A-A-11,400

Shops, density and walkability in Alpine

Two things set Alpine apart: it has 2.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 0% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.

Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.2.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 98% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.under 1% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 94% 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 and assault. 95% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (8 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 84% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 88% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.22 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower 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 and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Alpine: F (0 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 65% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Alpine on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 crime costs Alpine

Crime costs Alpine about $519 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 57% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $3.7 million a year, or $328 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$200,000$17
Rape$120,000$11
Robbery$5,700$1
Assault$250,000$22
Burglary$40,000$3
Theft$690,000$61
Vehicle theft$54,000$5
Arson$6,300$1
Vandalism$190,000$17
Total$1.6 million$137

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Alpine means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Alpine is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Alpine

Schools in Alpine, UT average a SchoolGrade of A+: 59% of students test proficient, against 52% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Alpine on SchoolGrade