Crime in Aneth, UT

Aneth is an unincorporated community of 874 in San Juan County · Updated November 2026

Is Aneth, UT safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Aneth: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 90% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 961 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

90% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Aneth as a whole, and 10% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Aneth scores 961.

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 948 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 981 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Aneth

Map of Aneth shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Aneth, UT at ISP Reports.

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


Crime rates and types in Aneth

CrimeGrade™ estimates Aneth has about 22 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 40% less than the US as a whole and 31% 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.

Vandalism is the most common crime in Aneth, about 53% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.340.05
RapeA22.10.38
RobberyA+under 10.040.62
AssaultA+33.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+22.32.4
TheftA+21.813.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.072.7
ArsonAunder 10.890.12
VandalismA+1011.75.5

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.


How Aneth compares with nearby cities

Aneth has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities. Ucolo and Yellow Jacket, CO have the least crime nearby.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AnethA+961A+A+874
Montezuma Creek 4 milesA+957A+A+1,360
Teec Nos Pos 15 milesA+964A+A+190
Bluff 20 milesA+966A+A+847
Teec Nos Pos, AZ 21 milesA+977A+A+1,140
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Towaoc, CO 25 milesA+969A+A+1,810
Red Mesa, AZ 26 milesA+977A+A+980
Yellow Jacket, CO 30 milesA+985A+A+339
Ucolo 30 milesA+985A+A+74
Blanding 32 milesA+959A+A+4,620
Pleasant View, CO 32 milesA+984A+A+259

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Aneth has more crime than 68% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AnethA+961A+A+874
Orchard, NEA+995A+A+875
Kettle River, MNA+990A+A+874
Weston, IAA+985A+A+874
Elrod, ALA+980A+A+874
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Pawlet, VTA+978A+A+875
Guatay, CAA+957A+A+874
Pinehurst, GAA+952A+A+874
Revere, PAA+949A+A+875
Meadow Vale, KYA-775A-B+875
Plantation, KYB688BB+875

What crime costs Aneth

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Aneth about $2,569 a year per household, about double 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 $4.8 million a year, or $5,438 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$550,000$632
Rape$110,000$125
Robbery$1,000$1
Assault$31,000$36
Burglary$18,000$20
Theft$8,300$9
Vehicle theft$940$1
Arson$19,000$21
Vandalism$72,000$83
Total$810,000$930

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 Aneth 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. Aneth is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse 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 Aneth

Schools in Aneth, UT average a SchoolGrade of F: 13% of students test proficient, against 28% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Aneth on SchoolGrade