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Safest towns in Utah

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 56 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Smithfield 1 Smithfield 3.9 Violent 0.4 per 1,000 Map of Enoch 2 Enoch 5.5 Violent 0.8 per 1,000 Mapleton 3 Mapleton 6.2 Violent 0.7 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Smithfield Smithfield14,408 people 3.9 0.4 per 1,000 2.2 per 1,000
2 Map of Enoch Enoch8,144 people 5.5 0.8 per 1,000 2.1 per 1,000
3 Mapleton Mapleton13,114 people 6.2 0.7 per 1,000 3.4 per 1,000
4 Map of Pleasant View Pleasant View11,217 people 6.7 0.6 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
5 Syracuse Syracuse35,488 people 7.5 0.7 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
6 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs48,425 people 8.2 0.9 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
7 Ephraim Ephraim5,949 people 8.3 0.8 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
8 Map of North Ogden North Ogden21,947 people 8.8 0.9 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
9 Kaysville Kaysville33,053 people 8.8 0.7 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
10 Lehi Lehi85,173 people 9.2 0.9 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
11 Herriman Herriman59,346 people 9.4 0.8 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
12 Kanab Kanab5,081 people 10.6 0.9 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
13 Map of Riverton Riverton45,457 people 10.9 0.6 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
14 Payson Payson23,039 people 11.1 1.2 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
15 Spanish Fork Spanish Fork44,946 people 11.2 0.8 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
16 Bluffdale Bluffdale18,797 people 12.9 1.7 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
17 Map of Farmington Farmington25,389 people 13.1 0.6 per 1,000 10.6 per 1,000
18 North Salt Lake North Salt Lake23,474 people 13.3 0.8 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
19 Map of Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove37,852 people 13.7 1.6 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000
20 South Jordan South Jordan82,686 people 13.9 1.0 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
21 Springville Springville35,849 people 13.9 1.3 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
22 Washington Washington32,348 people 14.3 1.2 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
23 Grantsville Grantsville14,341 people 14.9 2.7 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
24 Map of Cedar City Cedar City38,524 people 15.9 1.5 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
25 Roy Roy38,993 people 16.4 1.9 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
26 Heber Heber18,015 people 16.5 2.0 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
27 Hurricane Hurricane22,771 people 17.1 1.9 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
28 St. George St. George101,995 people 17.2 1.9 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
29 Map of Logan Logan54,907 people 18.5 1.7 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
30 South Ogden South Ogden17,650 people 18.5 2.1 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
31 Sunset Sunset5,587 people 18.6 2.3 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
32 Map of Draper Draper50,278 people 18.6 1.7 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
33 Layton Layton83,286 people 19.0 1.3 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
34 Cottonwood Heights Cottonwood Heights32,828 people 19.4 0.7 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
35 Woods Cross Woods Cross11,531 people 19.5 1.4 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
36 Orem Orem97,182 people 19.7 1.5 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
37 Provo Provo114,766 people 19.9 1.9 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
38 La Verkin La Verkin4,476 people 20.7 0.9 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
39 Map of Clearfield Clearfield33,523 people 21.0 2.5 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
40 Lindon Lindon11,765 people 22.5 0.9 per 1,000 18.8 per 1,000
41 Perry Perry5,843 people 23.2 2.3 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
42 Map of Helper Helper2,698 people 23.5 3.0 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
43 Map of Harrisville Harrisville6,935 people 26.5 1.2 per 1,000 21.8 per 1,000
44 Map of Taylorsville Taylorsville58,678 people 26.8 1.9 per 1,000 19.2 per 1,000
45 West Jordan West Jordan116,692 people 27.1 3.1 per 1,000 14.8 per 1,000
46 Map of Price Price8,248 people 28.1 2.9 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
47 Map of Roosevelt Roosevelt7,078 people 29.9 3.5 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
48 Tooele Tooele38,405 people 30.6 3.7 per 1,000 15.8 per 1,000
49 Richfield Richfield8,224 people 31.1 2.3 per 1,000 21.8 per 1,000
50 Map of West Valley City West Valley City138,437 people 35.8 4.3 per 1,000 18.7 per 1,000
51 Park City Park City8,362 people 38.9 4.6 per 1,000 20.4 per 1,000
52 Ogden Ogden87,413 people 39.0 5.1 per 1,000 18.8 per 1,000
53 Moab Moab5,312 people 41.6 6.5 per 1,000 15.6 per 1,000
54 Map of Murray Murray50,188 people 43.4 2.5 per 1,000 33.5 per 1,000
55 Map of Riverdale Riverdale9,279 people 56.5 3.3 per 1,000 43.4 per 1,000
56 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City208,007 people 86.4 8.6 per 1,000 51.8 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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