Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainRecorded crime in South Ogden is close to typical for U.S. towns
Typical years here bring 2.1 violent crimes plus 10.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 2.5 plus 16.1 in the rest of Utah. Overall, it grades B− for safety (#32 of 62 graded towns in Utah). Neither of the two towns next door with figures records less crime per resident.
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 Ogden
South Ogden reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 Utah towns on South Ogden’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Ogden (C−), Riverdale (D). Washington Terrace has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind South Ogden’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds South Ogden’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (2.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) 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 | South Ogden | Rest of Utah | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
South Ogden’s police reported 111 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.5 in the rest of Utah and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in South Ogden 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 3 violent crimes, 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 Ogden property | Rest of Utah property | South Ogden violent | Rest of Utah violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 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.
232 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.
48 violent and 184 property, as reported to the FBI by South Ogden’s police.
Two people died in crashes on South Ogden’s roads in 2019–2023
South Ogden had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for Utah towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of South Ogden’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so South Ogden’s own rate (2.3) 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 Ogden and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ogden | B− | 2.1 | 10.2 |
| Washington Terrace | — | — | — |
| Ogden | C− | 5.1 | 18.8 |
| Riverdale | D | 3.3 | 43.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Washington Terrace has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Utah towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ogden | B− | 2.1 | 10.2 |
| Mapleton | A | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Bluffdale | B+ | 1.7 | 6.3 |
| Grantsville | B | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| Centerville | B | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| Heber | B | 1.9 | 8.7 |
The five graded Utah towns closest to South Ogden’s population (17,710), 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 Ogden. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against South Ogden’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (17,814 in 2025); our figure for South Ogden is 17,710 (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 Ogden
Is South Ogden, UT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, South Ogden reports less crime per resident than 50% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #32 of 62 in Utah. Its police reported 2.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.5 in the rest of Utah and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in South Ogden?
2.1 violent and 10.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Utah reports 2.5 and 16.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is South Ogden safer than Ogden?
Ogden reports more crime per resident than South Ogden: Ogden grades C− for safety and South Ogden B−. Ogden’s police reported 5.1 violent and 18.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices South Ogden?
South Ogden’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “South Ogden”. 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.