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Salt Lake City Crime Rate Report (Utah)

Salt Lake City crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Salt Lake City for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Salt Lake City in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 161.7% and the city property crime rate in Salt Lake City was higher than the national property crime rate average by 208.53%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Salt Lake City was higher than the violent crime rate in Utah by 263.81% and the city property crime rate in Salt Lake City was higher than the property crime rate in Utah by 234.55%.

Property and Violent Crime
Salt Lake City Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Salt Lake City Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Salt Lake City Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,088
Arson56
Burglary1,043
Larceny and Theft8,701
Motor Vehicle Theft783
Murder and Manslaughter7
Rape449
Robbery362
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)11,784
Property Crime10,527
Violent Crime1,906
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,184
Arson67
Burglary979
Larceny and Theft8,246
Motor Vehicle Theft1,004
Murder and Manslaughter12
Rape403
Robbery349
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)11,485
Property Crime10,228
Violent Crime1,948

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Salt Lake City Property Crime

Salt Lake City Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Salt Lake City Crime 2025

Salt Lake City Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Salt Lake City Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Salt Lake City Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Salt Lake City, Utah crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Salt Lake City crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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