The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in South Jordan, UT
South Jordan is the tenth-largest city in Utah, with 84,900 residents in Salt Lake County, about 15 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City · Updated November 2026
Is South Jordan, UT safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and South Jordan has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 61% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to B+; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 883 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
61% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than South Jordan as a whole, and 39% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. South Jordan scores 883.
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 South Jordan, UT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in South Jordan, 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 South Jordan
Car thefts and aggravated assaults both run low. In South Jordan, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.59 car thefts and 0.78 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.6 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In South Jordan, 46% of reported thefts from cars happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of South Jordan
Every part of South Jordan where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across South Jordan run from A to B+; 97% 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 South Jordan, the northwest side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in South Jordan?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in South Jordan is up 20% and property crime is down 41%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.0 to 1.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 15 to 8.7 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 29% and property crime fell 22%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
South JordanUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves South Jordan. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, South Jordan
Violent, US
Property, South Jordan
Property, US
2016
-19%
+4%
+55%
+15%
2017
-33%
+4%
+66%
+12%
2018
+9%
+0%
+34%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+39%
+4%
+26%
-8%
2021
-1%
+6%
+2%
-10%
2022
-28%
+5%
-10%
-6%
2023
-7%
+2%
-23%
-7%
2024
+20%
-4%
-41%
-15%
Crime rates and types in South Jordan
CrimeGrade™ estimates South Jordan has about 18 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 51% less than the US as a whole and 44% 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 makes up about 44% of crime reported in South Jordan. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
The South Jordan Police Department's 2024 count of burglary fell far below its usual level, a sign of a reporting break, so CrimeGrade™ used the department's earlier years instead.
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 South Jordan
South Jordan has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In South Jordan, 68% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (68%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Homes (49%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (56%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (62%)
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 South Jordan compares with nearby cities
South Jordan has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities; only Bingham Canyon and Riverton have less.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in South Jordan
Two things set South Jordan apart: it has 2.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 6.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 95% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 84% 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. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 55% of US city residents
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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 South Jordan: D- (11 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 76% 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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 75% 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.27% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 66% 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 South Jordan
Crime costs South Jordan about $596 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 51% 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 $39 million a year, or $456 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$13
Rape
$1.8 million
$21
Robbery
$360,000
$4
Assault
$4.2 million
$49
Burglary
$920,000
$11
Theft
$3.5 million
$41
Vehicle theft
$770,000
$9
Arson
$58,000
$1
Vandalism
$2.1 million
$24
Total
$15 million
$173
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 South Jordan 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. South Jordan 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
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 South Jordan, UT average a SchoolGrade of B-: 44% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in South Jordan on SchoolGrade
