Most Dangerous Cities in Utah

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Salt Lake City at 864.2/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Utah

Utah lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Salt Lake City at 864.2/100K violent down to Syracuse at 51.7/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 812.5/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 187.3 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Salt Lake City reported 1,838 violent and 11,059 property offenses on a 212,675 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 5200/100K sits beside the 864.2/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Ogden, West Valley, Tooele.

Salt Lake City offense desk

Salt Lake City's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (60% of 1,838 Part I violent offenses; mix index 4,369).

Salt Lake City's violent rate fell 2.1% vs 2023 (883.0 → 864.2 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Utah highest-crime list.

Salt Lake City violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 F Salt Lake City 212,675 864.2/100K 5200/100K
2 F South Salt Lake 25,930 767.5/100K 5873.5/100K
3 D Ogden 87,258 505.4/100K 1925.3/100K
4 D West Valley 132,686 469.5/100K 1841.9/100K
5 C Tooele 40,402 349/100K 1356.4/100K
6 C Clearfield 35,374 316.6/100K 1156.2/100K
7 C West Jordan 114,211 294.2/100K 1358.9/100K
8 B Grantsville 16,216 283.7/100K 524.2/100K
9 C Vernal 10,718 279.9/100K 3041.6/100K
10 C Murray 49,238 278.2/100K 3318.6/100K
11 B Heber 19,082 214.9/100K 906.6/100K
12 B Roy 38,353 213.8/100K 818.7/100K
13 B St. George 107,595 210/100K 1002.8/100K
14 B Provo 112,763 206.6/100K 1270.8/100K
15 B Hurricane 25,362 205/100K 1044.9/100K
16 B Pleasant Grove 37,148 204.6/100K 708/100K
17 A Bluffdale 19,714 187.7/100K 502.2/100K
18 B Orem 94,571 174.5/100K 1359.8/100K
19 B Draper 49,166 170.8/100K 1102.4/100K
20 B Taylorsville City 56,047 169.5/100K 1866.3/100K
21 A Springville 35,521 160.5/100K 824.9/100K
22 A Washington 35,835 150.7/100K 848.3/100K
23 A Cedar City 41,556 146.8/100K 1013.1/100K
24 A South Ogden 17,740 146.6/100K 947/100K
25 A Logan 56,083 137.3/100K 1130.5/100K
26 A Layton 84,017 129.7/100K 1346.2/100K
27 A Payson 25,051 127.7/100K 698.6/100K
28 A American Fork/Cedar Hills 50,121 119.7/100K 1458.5/100K
29 A Herriman 61,387 117.3/100K 597.8/100K
30 A South Jordan 86,846 115.1/100K 867.1/100K
31 A Woods Cross 11,482 113.2/100K 1367.4/100K
32 A Tremonton Garland 16,054 112.1/100K 660.3/100K
33 A Santaquin/Genola 20,580 102/100K 369.3/100K
34 A Kaysville 32,915 97.2/100K 531.7/100K
35 A Saratoga Springs 58,400 90.8/100K 575.3/100K
36 A Clinton 23,630 88.9/100K 770.2/100K
37 A Lehi 95,189 88.2/100K 541/100K
38 A Cottonwood Heights 31,778 88.1/100K 1614.3/100K
39 A North Ogden 22,645 83.9/100K 490.2/100K
40 A Mapleton 14,584 82.3/100K 342.8/100K
41 A Pleasant View 11,326 79.5/100K 309/100K
42 A Centerville 16,398 79.3/100K 1433.1/100K
43 A North Park 17,789 78.7/100K 573.4/100K
44 A+ Santa Clara/Ivins 19,369 77.4/100K 278.8/100K
45 A Lindon 11,819 76.1/100K 1929.1/100K
46 A Spanish Fork 46,536 75.2/100K 704.8/100K
47 A Riverton 44,711 71.6/100K 896.9/100K
48 A Farmington 26,187 61.1/100K 1057.8/100K
49 A+ Smithfield 15,093 53/100K 165.6/100K
50 A+ Syracuse 38,714 51.7/100K 501.1/100K

Utah overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.