The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Salt Lake City, UT: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$664.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Salt Lake City, UT

In 2025, crime will cost $1,482 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Salt Lake City area with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Salt Lake City, UT Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where the Salt Lake City area's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Salt Lake City sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only the Salt Lake City area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Salt Lake City area is 47.93 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 50 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Salt Lake City, UT report the most crime, about 18,333 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2,425 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Salt Lake City, UT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Salt Lake City for 2025 is $664,040,875, about $497 per resident and $1,482 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 66.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 21.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Salt Lake City Compared to Other Cities?

Salt Lake City, UT:	$497
Murray, UT:	$844
Wellsville, UT:	$221
Utah:	$421
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Salt Lake City is $497 per year, which is $33 more than the national average and $76 more than Utah's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Salt Lake City:

In Murray, UT, crime costs $844 per person, which is $347 more than in Salt Lake City.
In Wellsville, UT, crime costs $221 per person, which is $276 less than in Salt Lake City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Salt Lake City for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Salt Lake City	Cost per Salt Lake City Resident
Murder	$45.5 million	$34
Rape/Sexual Assault	$91.9 million	$69
Robbery	$12.9 million	$10
Assault	$66.3 million	$50
Kidnapping	$37.7 million	$28
Vehicle Theft	$66.6 million	$50
Burglary	$31.5 million	$24
Theft	$156.9 million	$117
Arson	$2.69 million	$2
Vandalism	$85.9 million	$64
Animal Cruelty	$337,251	$0
Drug Crimes	$64.2 million	$48
Identity Theft	$1.49 million	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$664,040,875	$497

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Salt Lake City, UT

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Salt Lake City totals $767,343,675 ($575 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,431,384,550 ($1,072 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports, of which the Salt Lake City area has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which the Salt Lake City area has 79, do the same, and of the Salt Lake City area's 1,335,468 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Salt Lake City Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Salt Lake City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.730
Robbery	0.3062
Rape	1.135
Murder	0.0181
Total Violent Crime	3.189 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	22.69
Vehicle Theft	3.221
Burglary	2.600
Arson	0.0835
Total Property Crime	28.59 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4659
Drug Crimes	6.502
Vandalism	9.003
Identity Theft	0.1443
Animal Cruelty	0.0341
Total "Other" Rate	16.15 (D-)

Individual Salt Lake City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime 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
South Salt Lake, UT	F	D	F
Holladay, UT	C-	B+	C-
Murray, UT	F	B-	F
North Salt Lake, UT	C+	B	C
West Valley City, UT	D	B-	D
Taylorsville, UT	C	B+	C
Woods Cross, UT	C+	B	C
Bountiful, UT	D	C	D
Midvale, UT	D+	B	C-
Cottonwood Heights, UT	C+	A-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Salt Lake City is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, the Salt Lake City area is less safe than the Utah state average and less safe than the national average.

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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