Photo: The Utahraptor · CC BY-SA 4.0Modena is policed by the county: what that means
Modena has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Iron County. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Modena alone, and no Safety Grade. Cedar City, 46 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (B).
What stands out about safety in Modena
Policed by the county
Modena is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Iron County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Iron County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Modena. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Utah towns with their own police figures are Cedar City (B, 46 mi), Enoch (A, 48 mi), Washington (B, 52 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Modena. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Iron County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Iron County without police of their own, which include Modena.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Iron County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Utah towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City | B | 46 mi | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| Enoch | A | 48 mi | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Washington | B | 52 mi | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| St. George | B− | 53 mi | 1.9 | 9.6 |
| La Verkin | B− | 54 mi | 0.9 | 16.9 |
| Hurricane | B− | 54 mi | 1.9 | 9.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Modena. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Modena.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Modena and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Modena
Is Modena, UT safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Modena. The nearest Utah towns with a grade are Cedar City (B, 46 mi), Enoch (A, 48 mi), Washington (B, 52 mi).
Who polices Modena?
The Iron County Sheriff’s Office. Modena is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Iron County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Modena.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.