Utah Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade B

75 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 65/100 (Above Average).

What is Utah’s crime safety grade?

Utah earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 65/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 229.2 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1435.1 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 75 Utah cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 75 graded Utah cities, 7 earned A+, 35 earned A, 16 received B, 10 landed at C, 3 received D, and 4 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Salem with an A+ grade (score: 96/100, violent rate 8.9/100K). The lowest-rated city is Salt Lake City with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 864.2/100K).

Roughly 56% of graded cities in Utah achieved an A or A+ rating, while 9% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Utah and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

7 cities

35 cities

16 cities

10 cities

3 cities

4 cities

Salem

9
Lone Peak

29
Smithfield

53
Kanab

18
Enoch

81
Syracuse

52
Santa Clara/Ivins

77
Pleasant View

80

What this shows Salem reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Utah. At 8.9 per 100K, it runs well below the Utah average of 229.2. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Salem	96	8.9/100K	303.2/100K	11,213
2	A+	Lone Peak	96	29.2/100K	168.8/100K	30,812
3	A+	Smithfield	93	53/100K	165.6/100K	15,093
4	A+	Kanab	92	18.4/100K	662.6/100K	5,433
5	A+	Enoch	91	81/100K	138.8/100K	8,644
6	A+	Syracuse	90	51.7/100K	501.1/100K	38,714
7	A+	Santa Clara/Ivins	90	77.4/100K	278.8/100K	19,369
8	A	Pleasant View	89	79.5/100K	309/100K	11,326
9	A	Mapleton	89	82.3/100K	342.8/100K	14,584
10	A	North Salt Lake	88	37.9/100K	990.7/100K	23,720
11	A	North Park	87	78.7/100K	573.4/100K	17,789
12	A	North Ogden	87	83.9/100K	490.2/100K	22,645
13	A	Santaquin/Genola	87	102/100K	369.3/100K	20,580
14	A	Spanish Fork	86	75.2/100K	704.8/100K	46,536
15	A	Lehi	86	88.2/100K	541/100K	95,189
16	A	Saratoga Springs	86	90.8/100K	575.3/100K	58,400
17	A	Kaysville	86	97.2/100K	531.7/100K	32,915
18	A	Farmington	85	61.1/100K	1057.8/100K	26,187
19	A	Riverton	85	71.6/100K	896.9/100K	44,711
20	A	Clinton	84	88.9/100K	770.2/100K	23,630
21	A	Tremonton Garland	83	112.1/100K	660.3/100K	16,054
22	A	Herriman	83	117.3/100K	597.8/100K	61,387
23	A	South Jordan	81	115.1/100K	867.1/100K	86,846
24	A	Naples	81	118.6/100K	869.9/100K	2,529
25	A	Payson	81	127.7/100K	698.6/100K	25,051
26	A	La Verkin	80	21.9/100K	2036.8/100K	4,566
27	A	Centerville	80	79.3/100K	1433.1/100K	16,398
28	A	Nephi	80	136/100K	734.4/100K	7,353
29	A	Price	79	120.9/100K	1076/100K	8,271
30	A	Washington	78	150.7/100K	848.3/100K	35,835
31	A	Cottonwood Heights	77	88.1/100K	1614.3/100K	31,778
32	A	Woods Cross	77	113.2/100K	1367.4/100K	11,482
33	A	South Ogden	77	146.6/100K	947/100K	17,740
34	A	Cedar City	77	146.8/100K	1013.1/100K	41,556
35	A	Springville	77	160.5/100K	824.9/100K	35,521
36	A	Wellington	77	183.6/100K	550.8/100K	1,634
37	A	Bluffdale	77	187.7/100K	502.2/100K	19,714
38	A	Lindon	76	76.1/100K	1929.1/100K	11,819
39	A	Logan	76	137.3/100K	1130.5/100K	56,083
40	A	American Fork/Cedar Hills	75	119.7/100K	1458.5/100K	50,121
41	A	West Bountiful	75	120.1/100K	1441.3/100K	5,828
42	A	Layton	75	129.7/100K	1346.2/100K	84,017
43	B	Willard	74	209.3/100K	627.9/100K	2,389
44	B	Draper	73	170.8/100K	1102.4/100K	49,166
45	B	Pleasant Grove	73	204.6/100K	708/100K	37,148
46	B	Roy	72	213.8/100K	818.7/100K	38,353
47	B	Orem	71	174.5/100K	1359.8/100K	94,571
48	B	Heber	71	214.9/100K	906.6/100K	19,082
49	B	Mount Pleasant	71	253.7/100K	405.9/100K	3,942
50	B	Hurricane	70	205/100K	1044.9/100K	25,362
51	B	St. George	70	210/100K	1002.8/100K	107,595
52	B	Roosevelt	68	190/100K	1492.5/100K	7,370
53	B	Provo	68	206.6/100K	1270.8/100K	112,763
54	B	Hildale	68	236.2/100K	944.9/100K	1,270
55	B	Harrisville	67	119/100K	2364.3/100K	6,725
56	B	Taylorsville City	67	169.5/100K	1866.3/100K	56,047
57	B	Grantsville	67	283.7/100K	524.2/100K	16,216
58	B	Perry	60	297.2/100K	1205.2/100K	6,057
59	C	West Jordan	59	294.2/100K	1358.9/100K	114,211
60	C	Clearfield	58	316.6/100K	1156.2/100K	35,374
61	C	Springdale	56	325.7/100K	1302.9/100K	614
62	C	Tooele	53	349/100K	1356.4/100K	40,402
63	C	Sunset	53	375.8/100K	1146.2/100K	5,322
64	C	Richfield	52	313/100K	1878.2/100K	8,306
65	C	Vernal	46	279.9/100K	3041.6/100K	10,718
66	C	Helper	45	470.4/100K	940.7/100K	2,126
67	C	Murray	43	278.2/100K	3318.6/100K	49,238
68	C	Park City	42	414.6/100K	1963.2/100K	8,201
69	D	West Valley	37	469.5/100K	1841.9/100K	132,686
70	D	Ogden	33	505.4/100K	1925.3/100K	87,258
71	D	Riverdale	32	385.1/100K	4489.4/100K	9,088
72	F	Moab	20	734.3/100K	1120.8/100K	5,175
73	F	Brian Head	8	625/100K	6250/100K	160
74	F	South Salt Lake	0	767.5/100K	5873.5/100K	25,930
75	F	Salt Lake City	0	864.2/100K	5200/100K	212,675

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Utah's overall crime safety grade?

Utah has an overall safety grade of B (score: 65/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 229.2 per 100K and property crime rate of 1435.1 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Utah have an A+ safety grade?

7 cities in Utah earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 35 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Utah?

Salem is the highest-rated city in Utah with an A+ grade (score: 96/100). Its violent crime rate is 8.9 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Utah grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (65/100 here, grade B).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (75 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Utah's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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