The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Valley City, UT
West Valley City is the second-largest city in Utah, with 135,500 residents in Salt Lake County, about 7 miles southwest of downtown Salt Lake City · Updated November 2026
Is West Valley City, UT safe?
Crime in West Valley City is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than West Valley City. Violent and property crime both grade B here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within West Valley City run from A to F, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 627 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than West Valley City as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Valley City scores 627.
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 West Valley City, UT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Valley City, 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 West Valley City
Reported rapes run high. West Valley City has reported rapes at about double the US rate: 0.73 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.38 nationally.
Car thefts happen in the morning more often than nationally. In West Valley City, 40% of reported car thefts happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of West Valley City
Low crime is the norm across West Valley City: 72% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 9% in areas graded D or F. Grades across West Valley City run from A to F; 5% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
72%19%
A or B 72%C 19%D or F 9%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within West Valley City, the southwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in West Valley City?
Reported crime in West Valley City has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 37% and property crime down 45%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 7.1 to 4.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 33 to 18 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 16%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
West Valley CityUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves West Valley City. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, West Valley City
Violent, US
Property, West Valley City
Property, US
2016
-16%
+4%
+45%
+15%
2017
-16%
+4%
+32%
+12%
2018
-1%
+0%
+12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-28%
+4%
+1%
-8%
2021
-26%
+6%
-8%
-10%
2022
-37%
+5%
-11%
-6%
2023
-38%
+2%
-34%
-7%
2024
-37%
-4%
-45%
-15%
Crime rates and types in West Valley City
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Valley City has about 42 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 13% more than the US as a whole and 31% more 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 is the most common crime in West Valley City, about 33% of everything reported, but assault 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.
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 West Valley City
West Valley City has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In West Valley City, 50% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 39% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (44%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (39%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (69%)
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 West Valley City compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to West Valley City, 7 have less crime. Bingham Canyon and Holladay have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Valley City. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, West Valley City has more crime than 85% of them.
Night lighting, transit and walkability in West Valley City
Two things set West Valley City apart: it has 7 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 35% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
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 83% of US city residents
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 West Valley City: C- (28 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 79% 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. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 70% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.35% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.55 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 70% 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 West Valley City
Crime costs West Valley City about $1,814 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 51% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $73 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $257 million a year, or $1,899 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$16 million
$120
Rape
$5.9 million
$44
Robbery
$2.8 million
$21
Assault
$22 million
$161
Burglary
$2.4 million
$18
Theft
$9.8 million
$72
Vehicle theft
$5.2 million
$39
Arson
$190,000
$1
Vandalism
$8.7 million
$64
Total
$73 million
$540
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 West Valley City 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 West Valley City, UT average a SchoolGrade of F: 26% of students test proficient, against 26% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in West Valley City on SchoolGrade
