CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Salt Lake City Police Department

Crime in Salt Lake City, UT

The violent crime rate in Salt Lake City is 780 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 79% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −13% compared with the previous 12 months.

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

780 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,735 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−13% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

4,054 per 100,000 residents, per year

9,013 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,835 per 100,000 residents, per year

10,748 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 222,304, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Salt Lake City sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

780

Salt Lake City has the 41st-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 261 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Salt Lake City; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Tacoma, WA81336
Atlanta, GA79637
Philadelphia, PA79538
Newport News, VA79439
Denver, CO79340
Salt Lake City, UT78041
Washington, DC77742
Toledo, OH76443
Akron, OH75544
Rockford, IL75145
Springfield, IL74746

The places closest to Salt Lake City in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Salt Lake City crime map

cities around it

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Salt Lake City Police Department, not where each crime happened, so there is no street-level map of Salt Lake City on this page.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Salt Lake City, all 8 have a lower violent crime rate. The closest is West Jordan, UT, 4 miles away.

Salt Lake City and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Salt Lake City, UT780
West Jordan, UT2984 mi
West Valley City, UT3385 mi
Provo, UT14233 mi
Pocatello, ID383141 mi
Twin Falls, ID400183 mi
Idaho Falls, ID302189 mi
Bonneville County, ID (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map226195 mi
Meridian, ID151293 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 309 reported139−20% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 14 reported6.3+75% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 5,165 reported2,323−14% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 2,383 reported1,072−17% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 798 reported359−36% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 633 reported285−33% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent309139—−20%
HomicideViolent146.3—+75%
TheftProperty5,1652,323—−14%
Theft from vehiclesProperty2,3831,072—−17%
BurglaryProperty798359—−36%
Vehicle theftProperty633285—−33%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Salt Lake City Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (58th highest rate of 155), robbery (25th highest rate of 152) and burglary (36th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −13%

0100200300AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul143205
Violent crimes per month in Salt Lake City, UT, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 2025207Aug 2024215
Sep 2025153Sep 2024223
Oct 2025145Oct 2024161
Nov 2025143Nov 2024124
Dec 2025126Dec 2024126
Jan 2026140Jan 2025139
Feb 2026108Feb 202592
Mar 2026152Mar 2025171
Apr 2026138Apr 2025133
May 2026150May 2025196
Jun 2026130Jun 2025207
Jul 2026143Jul 2025205

Homicides +75%

0510AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul00
Homicides per month in Salt Lake City, UT, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20241
Sep 20251Sep 20240
Oct 20251Oct 20241
Nov 20250Nov 20242
Dec 20251Dec 20240
Jan 20269Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20261Apr 20252
May 20261May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20251
Jul 20260Jul 20250

11 in 2026 through July, 4 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Salt Lake City, UT
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 20261435710
Jun 20261306160
May 20261506651
Apr 20261386441
Mar 20261527010
Feb 20261086280
Jan 20261407629
Dec 20251267931
Nov 20251437320
Oct 20251459861
Sep 20251539551
Aug 20252079600
Jul 20252059910
Jun 20252079211
May 20251969450
Apr 20251338942
Mar 20251718480
Feb 2025927200
Jan 20251398611
Dec 20241269240
Nov 20241248992
Oct 20241611,0551
Sep 20242231,1070
Aug 20242159741
Jul 20241869380
Jun 20241569180
May 20241629133
Apr 20241478531
Mar 20241428741
Feb 20241158360
Jan 20241128902
Dec 20231498891
Nov 20231059800
Oct 20231921,0592
Sep 20231509862
Aug 20231671,0870

How Salt Lake City compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
25San Bernardino, CA8962,208225,448Aug 2026
41Salt Lake City, UT7804,054222,304Jul 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
131Norfolk, VA3923,357230,068Jul 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
214Clay County, FL (Sheriff)230639218,420Aug 2026
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
250Harford County, MD (Sheriff)151556221,056Jul 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Salt Lake City in population, Salt Lake City included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
41Salt Lake City, UT7804,054222,304Jul 2026
165West Valley City, UT3381,609137,688Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

All 4 places in Utah on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
41Salt Lake City, UT7804,054222,304Jul 2026
128Twin Falls, ID4001,00456,494Sep 2026
136Pocatello, ID3831,31258,690Jul 2026
165West Valley City, UT3381,609137,688Aug 2026
179Idaho Falls, ID30282370,454Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
218Bonneville County, ID (Sheriff)22654764,704Sep 2026
251Meridian, ID151371145,320Aug 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Salt Lake City by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Salt Lake City side by side with West Valley City, West Jordan or Provo, or with any other place.

Other cities in Utah

3 city pages, closest first

Utah as a whole has 221 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Salt Lake City’s rate is 254% above the state’s.

West JordanWest Valley CityProvo

All 4 cities in Utah

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Salt Lake City safe?

By reported violent crime, Salt Lake City is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 780 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −13% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Salt Lake City?

This site does not have one for Salt Lake City. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Salt Lake City compares with nearby places such as West Jordan, UT instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Salt Lake City?

780 violent and 4,054 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 10,748 incidents reported to Salt Lake City Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 309 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 798 burglaries, 2,383 thefts from vehicles and 5,165 other thefts.

Is crime in Salt Lake City going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −13% and property crime −19% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Salt Lake City had in 2026?

Salt Lake City Police Department reported 11 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 4 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 14, or 6 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Salt Lake City Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset UT0180300). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Salt Lake City

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat309139−20%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal798359−36%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included2,3831,072−17%
Vehicle theft633285−33%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

UT0180300
Source
Salt Lake City Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset UT0180300)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Salt Lake City Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)