The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in American Fork, UT
American Fork is a city of 37,700 in Utah County, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Provo · Updated November 2026
Is American Fork, UT safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in American Fork is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so American Fork sits near the middle: 50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to B+; see the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 836 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than American Fork as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. American Fork scores 836.
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.
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 American Fork, UT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in American Fork, 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 American Fork
Reported rapes run above the US rate. American Fork has less crime than the US as a whole, 18% below the US rate, but more reported rapes: 0.63 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.38 nationally.
Aggravated assault runs low. American Fork has 0.64 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 2.6.
The safest and least safe parts of American Fork
Every part of American Fork where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across American Fork run from A to B+; 53% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within American Fork, the north side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in American Fork?
Reported property crime in American Fork has fallen 28% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 22 to 16 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
American ForkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve American Fork. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, American Fork
Property, US
2016
+21%
+15%
2017
+26%
+12%
2018
-12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-16%
-8%
2021
-2%
-10%
2022
-13%
-6%
2023
-25%
-7%
2024
-28%
-15%
Crime rates and types in American Fork
CrimeGrade™ estimates American Fork has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% less than the US as a whole and close to 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.
The largest share of crime reported in American Fork is theft, about 51% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 American Fork
The American Fork/Cedar Hills Police Department polices American Fork, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In American Fork, 57% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 35% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (57%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Homes (38%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (64%)
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 American Fork compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to American Fork, 9 have less crime. Alpine and Highland have the least.
Jobs, empty homes and walkability in American Fork
Two things set American Fork apart: it has 75 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 3.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery; here theft sits near the national middle.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.75 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 89% 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.3.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 87% 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. 73% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 68% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 78% of US city residents
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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 62% 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 crime costs American Fork
Crime costs American Fork about $1,068 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 11% 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 $31 million a year, or $830 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.7 million
$44
Rape
$1.4 million
$38
Robbery
$160,000
$4
Assault
$2.6 million
$68
Burglary
$410,000
$11
Theft
$3.0 million
$81
Vehicle theft
$630,000
$17
Arson
$28,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.1 million
$30
Total
$11 million
$293
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 American Fork 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.
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.
Schools in American Fork, UT average a SchoolGrade of A-: 50% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in American Fork on SchoolGrade
