West Valley City, UT Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D+

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$23.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Valley City, UT

In 2025, violent crime will cost $570 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Valley City with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Valley City against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. West Valley City sits in the 55th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 55% of cities and behind 45%. The grade covers only West Valley City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Valley City is 2.702 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 256 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 579 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of West Valley City, UT report the most violent crime, about 76 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 23 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Valley City, UT

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Valley City is projected at $23,069,360 for 2025, about $159 per resident and $570 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Valley City Compared to Other Cities?

West Valley City, UT:	$159
Beaver, UT:	$290
South Weber, UT:	$103
Utah:	$172
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $159 per resident each year in West Valley City, which is $99 less than the national average and $13 less than Utah's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Valley City:

In Beaver, UT, crime costs $290 per person, which is $131 more than in West Valley City.
In South Weber, UT, crime costs $103 per person, which is $56 less than in West Valley City

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for West Valley City, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to West Valley City	Cost per West Valley City Resident
Murder	$6.79 million	$47
Rape/Sexual Assault	$9.53 million	$66
Robbery	$1.36 million	$9
Assault	$5.40 million	$37
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$23,069,360	$159

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Valley City, UT

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in West Valley City totals $92,819,596 ($640 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $115,888,956 ($799 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Valley City, UT, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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West Valley City Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 West Valley City residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.297
Robbery	0.2971
Rape	1.083
Murder	0.0249
Total Violent Crime	2.702 (B-)

Individual West Valley City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in West Valley City is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Valley City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Kearns, UT	C+	B	B-
Taylorsville, UT	C	B+	C
Magna, UT	C-	B-	C
West Jordan, UT	C	B+	C
South Salt Lake, UT	F	D	F
Murray, UT	F	B-	F
Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C	D-
Midvale, UT	D+	B	C-
Bingham Canyon, UT	C-	B-	C-
Holladay, UT	C-	B+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Valley City is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Thomasville, IL	C+	B-	B-
Tillicum, WA	D-	C	C
Tillery, NC	F	F	F
Tiline, KY	B	A	A
Tildenville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Tilden, IN	A+	A+	A+
Tiki Island, TX	F	D	D
Tignall, GA	B-	B	B
Tigerton, WI	B-	C	C
Threet, AL	B	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, West Valley City is as safe as the Utah state average and safer than the national average.

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