Cottonwood Heights, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cottonwood Heights, UT Summary

Crime in Cottonwood Heights research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cottonwood Heights over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cottonwood Heights:

  • There were 677 total crimes committed in Cottonwood Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,103.1 total crimes per 100K people in Cottonwood Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Cottonwood Heights is -9.51% below the national average.
  • Cottonwood Heights ranks #62 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Cottonwood Heights ranks #6,745 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cottonwood Heights Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cottonwood Heights is 2,103.1 per 100,000 people. That's -9.51% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.83% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cottonwood Heights
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 677 2,103.1 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 7 21.7 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 77.7 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 40 124.3 260.7 369.8
Burglary 57 177.1 290.6 269.8
Larceny 525 1,630.9 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 55 170.9 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 637 1,978.8 2,464.4 1,954.4

Cottonwood Heights Crime Compared To Utah Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Utah.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cottonwood Heights

40
Violent Crimes
124.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Cottonwood Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cottonwood Heights is 124.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 804.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cottonwood Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.33% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cottonwood Heights

637
Property Crimes
1,978.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 637 property crimes in Cottonwood Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cottonwood Heights is 1,978.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cottonwood Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.25% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.71% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cottonwood Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sandy, UT 97,091 3,154 3,248.5 3,068.3 180.2
South Jordan, UT 82,250 1,171 1,423.7 1,358.1 65.7
Draper, UT 53,049 929 1,751.2 1,655.1 96.1
Murray, UT 48,884 2,645 5,410.8 5,052.8 358.0
Riverton, UT 44,920 527 1,173.2 1,093.1 80.1
South Salt Lake, UT 25,422 2,197 8,642.1 7,615.5 1,026.7

Cottonwood Heights SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
8
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