South Salt Lake, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Salt Lake, UT Summary

Crime in South Salt Lake research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in South Salt Lake 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 South Salt Lake:

  • There were 2,197 total crimes committed in South Salt Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,642.1 total crimes per 100K people in South Salt Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in South Salt Lake is 271.83% above the national average.
  • South Salt Lake ranks #81 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • South Salt Lake ranks #9,789 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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South Salt Lake Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Salt Lake is 8,642.1 per 100,000 people. That's 271.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 217.13% higher than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Salt Lake
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,197 8,642.1 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 11.8 3.1 6.3
Robbery 54 212.4 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 160 629.4 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 261 1,026.7 260.7 369.8
Burglary 146 574.3 290.6 269.8
Larceny 1,359 5,345.8 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 431 1,695.4 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,936 7,615.5 2,464.4 1,954.4

South Salt Lake 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 South Salt Lake

261
Violent Crimes
1,026.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
177.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 261 violent crimes in South Salt Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Salt Lake is 1,026.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Salt Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 177.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 293.88% higher than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Salt Lake

1,936
Property Crimes
7,615.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
289.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,936 property crimes in South Salt Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Salt Lake is 7,615.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Salt Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 289.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 209.01% higher than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Salt Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Jordan, UT 115,900 2,884 2,488.4 2,155.3 333.0
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
Cottonwood Heights, UT 32,191 677 2,103.1 1,978.8 124.3
Farmington, UT 26,218 345 1,315.9 1,216.7 99.2

South Salt Lake SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
2
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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