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Salt Lake City, UT Crime and Crime Rate

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The Salt Lake City crime rate is much higher than the Utah average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #88

Salt Lake City, UT	3,705.60
Utah	1,404.90
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Salt Lake City, UT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	7	219	450	771	1,726	12,717	1,785	100
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	3.6	113.8	233.9	400.8	897.2	6,610.8	927.9	52.0	3,943
	Utah	Per 100,000	2.3	32.1	44.6	119.4	391.4	2,239.1	248.0	NA	1,260
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	7	204	422	842	2,068	9,517	1,876	34
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	3.7	107.2	221.8	442.6	1,087.0	5,002.5	986.1	17.9	3,655
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.7	34.3	42.8	130.4	459.6	2,233.4	257.3	NA	1,308
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	8	122	316	854	1,824	10,827	1,706	39
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	4.2	63.4	164.2	443.7	947.7	5,625.4	886.4	20.3	3,394
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.8	33.0	38.5	132.5	453.3	2,328.4	210.1	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	6	119	340	748	1,658	9,654	1,486	36
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	3.2	62.6	178.9	393.6	872.5	5,080.0	781.9	18.9	3,121
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.9	30.3	38.4	124.4	465.8	2,287.8	219.5	NA	1,277
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	8	146	359	776	2,177	10,173	1,489	52
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	4.5	82.1	201.8	436.3	1,223.9	5,719.2	837.1	29.2	3,679
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.9	34.3	45.9	130.6	543.3	2,421.0	215.2	NA	1,384
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	3	100	411	762	2,173	10,888	1,442	55
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	1.7	55.3	227.4	421.6	1,202.4	6,024.7	797.9	30.4	3,572
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.3	32.5	46.6	132.3	544.4	2,483.0	247.9	NA	1,402
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	12	75	486	847	2,044	12,282	1,843	58
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	6.6	41.5	269.2	469.2	1,132.3	6,803.9	1,021.0	32.1	3,960
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.4	32.6	51.9	135.8	536.5	2,557.9	262.9	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	17	114	503	865	2,049	11,196	1,987	55
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	9.5	63.9	281.9	484.7	1,148.2	6,274.1	1,113.5	30.8	4,071
	Utah	Per 100,000	2.2	34.3	53.7	144.6	587.5	2,579.7	333.1	NA	1,535
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	8	95	507	884	2,244	11,136	2,040	58
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	4.4	51.7	275.7	480.7	1,220.2	6,055.4	1,109.3	31.5	3,898
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.8	34.1	48.8	139.7	576.5	2,614.5	325.4	NA	1,515
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	10	72	417	784	2,172	11,608	2,079	60
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	5.4	39.0	225.9	424.6	1,176.4	6,287.3	1,126.1	32.5	3,764
	Utah	Per 100,000	2.3	37.3	44.3	143.4	606.2	2,918.8	343.9	NA	1,635
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Salt Lake City, UT	9.67
Utah	21.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Salt Lake City, UT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	5	3	1	1	0	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	2.6	1.6	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	26
	Utah	Per 100,000	2.6	1.6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	Utah	Per 100,000	3.6	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	10
	Utah	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	11
	Utah	Per 100,000	2.3	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.7	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	Utah	Per 100,000	2.1	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	10
	Utah	Per 100,000	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Salt Lake City, UT	2.55
Utah	2.19
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Salt Lake City, UT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	521	428	93
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	270.8	222.5	48.3	2.47
	Utah	Per 100,000	239.1	166.2	72.9	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	583	425	158
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	302.9	220.8	82.1	2.62
	Utah	Per 100,000	246.6	172.7	74.0	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	558	414	144
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	293.6	217.9	75.8	2.56
	Utah	Per 100,000	248.0	171.3	76.6	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	579	426	153
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	325.5	239.5	86.0	2.83
	Utah	Per 100,000	252.8	176.2	76.6	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	584	427	157
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	323.1	236.3	86.9	2.80
	Utah	Per 100,000	281.3	171.9	109.4	2.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	580	427	153
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	321.3	236.5	84.8	2.79
	Utah	Per 100,000	282.2	172.0	110.2	2.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	575	425	150
	Salt Lake City, UT	Per 100,000	322.2	238.2	84.1	2.80
	Utah	Per 100,000	296.0	175.1	120.9	2.36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	598	401	197
2005	Salt Lake City, UT	Count	564	409	155