The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in South Ogden, UT
South Ogden is a city of 17,600 in Weber County, about 3 miles south of downtown Ogden · Updated November 2026
Is South Ogden, UT safe?
Yes, crime in South Ogden is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, South Ogden sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 49% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within South Ogden run from A to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 831 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
49% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than South Ogden as a whole, and 51% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. South Ogden scores 831.
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 Ogden, UT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in South Ogden, 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 Ogden
Burglary runs low. South Ogden has 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 2.4.
The safest and least safe parts of South Ogden
Every part of South Ogden where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across South Ogden run from A to B-; 75% 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 Ogden, the south side has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Is crime going up in South Ogden?
Since 2019, reported property crime in South Ogden is down 38%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults stayed at about 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 15 to 9.5 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 33% and property crime fell 12%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
South OgdenUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves South Ogden. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, South Ogden
Violent, US
Property, South Ogden
Property, US
2016
-16%
+4%
+27%
+15%
2017
-24%
+4%
+23%
+12%
2018
+0%
+0%
+25%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-6%
+4%
-1%
-8%
2021
+10%
+6%
+5%
-10%
2022
+39%
+5%
-25%
-6%
2023
+51%
+2%
-30%
-7%
2024
+0%
-4%
-38%
-15%
Crime rates and types in South Ogden
CrimeGrade™ estimates South Ogden has about 29 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 21% 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 South Ogden is assault, about 39% 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.
The South Ogden Police Department's 2024 count of vehicle theft 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 Ogden
South Ogden has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In South Ogden, 51% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 47% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (51%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (47%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How South Ogden compares with nearby cities
South Ogden has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Two things set South Ogden apart: it has 2.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 14.8 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet vandalism runs 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.2.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 86% 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. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 66% 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 Ogden: C- (29 of 100).9 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 83% 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 80% 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.18% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 55% 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 Ogden
Crime costs South Ogden about $788 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 35% 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 $14 million a year, or $808 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$640,000
$36
Rape
$600,000
$34
Robbery
$130,000
$7
Assault
$1.8 million
$104
Burglary
$190,000
$11
Theft
$750,000
$43
Vehicle theft
$260,000
$15
Arson
$27,000
$2
Vandalism
$800,000
$45
Total
$5.2 million
$296
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 Ogden 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 South Ogden, UT average a SchoolGrade of D-: 33% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in South Ogden on SchoolGrade
