Photo: David Sallay · Public domainLess violent crime is recorded per resident in South Jordan than in 66% of U.S. towns
Next door, 2 of 5 towns with figures record less crime per resident. The Safety Grade comes out at B, drawn from crimes South Jordan’s police reported through 2023 to 2025: #21 of 62 graded towns in Utah. For every 1,000 residents, 1.0 violent crime and 9.7 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the rest of Utah, the figures are 2.6 and 16.3.
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 South Jordan
2 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Utah towns on South Jordan’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Herriman (A−), Riverton (B+), Draper (B−), West Jordan (C), Sandy (C). Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind South Jordan’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | South Jordan | Rest of Utah | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
South Jordan’s police reported 272 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.6 in the rest of Utah and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in South Jordan 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.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | South Jordan property | Rest of Utah property | South Jordan violent | Rest of Utah violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.6 | 20.9 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 11.1 | 18.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 9.4 | 14.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Utah.
927 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.
96 violent and 831 property, as reported to the FBI by South Jordan’s police.
Six people died in crashes on South Jordan’s roads in 2019–2023
South Jordan had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died.
That is fewer than is typical for Utah towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (3.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of South Jordan’s size would see about 16 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so South Jordan’s own rate (1.5) is context, not a ranking.
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.
South Jordan and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Jordan | B | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| Riverton | B+ | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| Draper | B− | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| Herriman | A− | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| West Jordan | C | 3.1 | 14.8 |
| Sandy | C | 2.0 | 20.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Utah towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Jordan | B | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| Lehi | A− | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| St. George | B− | 1.9 | 9.6 |
| Layton | B− | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| Orem | B− | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| Ogden | C− | 5.1 | 18.8 |
The five graded Utah towns closest to South Jordan’s population (87,614), 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 South Jordan. 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 South Jordan’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (88,346 in 2025); our figure for South Jordan is 87,614 (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 South Jordan
Is South Jordan, UT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, South Jordan reports less crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #21 of 62 in Utah. Its police reported 1.0 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 South Jordan?
1.0 violent and 9.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Utah reports 2.6 and 16.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in South Jordan in 2025?
South Jordan’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is South Jordan safer than Riverton?
Riverton reports less crime per resident than South Jordan: Riverton grades B+ for safety and South Jordan B. Riverton’s police reported 0.6 violent and 8.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices South Jordan?
South Jordan’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “South Jordan”. 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.