Crime in Monroe, UT

Monroe is a city of 3,340 in Sevier County · Updated November 2026

Is Monroe, UT safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Monroe: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 88% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 956 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

88% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Monroe as a whole, and 12% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Monroe scores 956.

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 942 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 978 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Monroe

Map of Monroe 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 Monroe, UT at ISP Reports.

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

CrimeGrade™ estimates Monroe has about 10 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 73% less than the US as a whole and 69% 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.

Assault is the most common crime in Monroe, about 56% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeAunder 10.210.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultA195.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+10.432.4
TheftA+82.513.1
Vehicle theftA+10.432.7
ArsonA+under 10.030.12
VandalismA+20.735.5

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 Monroe compares with nearby cities

Monroe has less crime than 1 of its 2 nearest cities; only Elsinore has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MonroeA+956A+A+3,340
Elsinore 3 milesA+958A+A+1,230
Richfield 9 milesA-835A-A8,530

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Monroe is safer than 54% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MonroeA+956A+A+3,340
Stone Ridge, NYA+976A+A+3,340
Midway, KYA+969A+A+3,340
Port Byron, NYA+966A+A+3,340
St. George, KSA+966A+A+3,330
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Pewee Valley, KYA+945A+A+3,340
Woodville, MSA+934AA+3,340
Waco, GAA+930A+A3,340
Franklin, MIA919AA+3,340
Triadelphia, WVA910AA3,340
Okemah, OKA861AA3,340

Density, night lighting and walkability in Monroe

Two things set Monroe apart: it has 22% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and 14 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% 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.22% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 95% 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. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 77% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.14 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 94% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 88% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Monroe 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 Monroe

Crime costs Monroe about $452 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 63% 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 $2.1 million a year, or $625 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$190,000$58
Rape$41,000$12
Robbery$2,200$1
Assault$170,000$51
Burglary$13,000$4
Theft$43,000$13
Vehicle theft$22,000$7
Arson$2,300$1
Vandalism$17,000$5
Total$510,000$152

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 Monroe 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. Monroe 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 Monroe

Schools in Monroe, UT average a SchoolGrade of C+: 43% of students test proficient, against 36% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Monroe on SchoolGrade