Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainOrem records more property crime per head than three in five U.S. towns
Overall, Orem grades B− for safety (#39 of 62 graded towns in Utah): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. By contrast, recorded violent crimes ran at 1.5 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 13.6, against 2.6 and 16.2 in the rest of Utah. Both towns on its borders with figures record more crime per resident. The graded rate fell 16% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of UT” is every other Utah city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Orem
Orem reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 Utah towns on Orem’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Provo (B−), Lindon (C+). Vineyard has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A college town
Orem is home to Utah Valley University, with 38,353 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 14% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Orem’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Orem’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (13.6) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Orem | Rest of Utah | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Orem’s police reported 440 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.6 in the rest of Utah and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Orem property | Rest of Utah property | Orem violent | Rest of Utah violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.9 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 14.8 | 18.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Utah.
Crime in Orem per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,316 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
130 violent and 1,186 property, as reported to the FBI by Orem’s police.
27 people died in crashes on Orem’s roads in 2019–2023
Orem had 24 fatal crashes in five years, in which 27 people died; 5 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 9 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 5.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Utah towns of 25,000–100,000 people (3.8, 34 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Orem and its neighbors
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Vineyard has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Utah towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orem | B− | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| Lehi | A− | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| South Jordan | B | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| Layton | B− | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| Sandy | C | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| Ogden | C− | 5.1 | 18.8 |
The five graded Utah towns closest to Orem’s population (95,214), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Orem. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Orem’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (96,209 in 2025); our figure for Orem is 95,214 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Orem
Is Orem, UT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Orem reports more crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #39 of 62 in Utah. Its police reported 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.6 in the rest of Utah and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Orem?
1.5 violent and 13.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Utah reports 2.6 and 16.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Orem in 2025?
Orem’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Orem safer than Provo?
Provo reports more crime per resident than Orem: Provo grades B− for safety and Orem B−. Provo’s police reported 1.9 violent and 12.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Orem?
Orem’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Orem”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.