Photo: SSLaker3 · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime per resident in South Salt Lake runs higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Annual rates stand at 7.1 violent crimes and 52.1 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 2.5 and 15.7 in the rest of Utah. Its Safety Grade is D−, on crimes South Salt Lake’s police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 19% 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 South Salt Lake
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Utah towns on South Salt Lake’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: West Valley City (C−), Salt Lake City (D−). Millcreek has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A job center
South Salt Lake has 32,187 jobs based in town for 26,934 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. 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 South Salt Lake’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | South Salt Lake property | Rest of Utah property | South Salt Lake violent | Rest of Utah violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.1 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 58.7 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 42.7 | 13.9 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Utah.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | South Salt Lake | Rest of Utah | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
South Salt Lake’s police reported 552 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 7.1 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 Salt Lake 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 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,321 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.
188 violent and 1,133 property, as reported to the FBI by South Salt Lake’s police.
20 people died in crashes on South Salt Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
South Salt Lake had 19 fatal crashes in five years, in which 20 people died; 10 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 15.2 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.
South Salt Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Salt Lake | D− | 7.1 | 52.1 |
| West Valley City | C− | 4.3 | 18.7 |
| Salt Lake City | D− | 8.6 | 51.8 |
| Millcreek | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Millcreek has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Utah towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Salt Lake | D− | 7.1 | 52.1 |
| Payson | B+ | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| Farmington | B+ | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| North Salt Lake | B | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| Hurricane | B− | 1.9 | 9.4 |
| Cottonwood Heights | B− | 0.7 | 16.5 |
The five graded Utah towns closest to South Salt Lake’s population (26,934), 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 Salt Lake. 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 Salt Lake’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (26,527 in 2025); our figure for South Salt Lake is 26,934 (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 Salt Lake
Is South Salt Lake, UT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, South Salt Lake reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade. Its police reported 7.1 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 Salt Lake?
7.1 violent and 52.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Utah reports 2.5 and 15.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in South Salt Lake in 2025?
South Salt Lake’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 7.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is South Salt Lake safer than West Valley City?
West Valley City reports less crime per resident than South Salt Lake: West Valley City grades C− for safety and South Salt Lake D−. West Valley City’s police reported 4.3 violent and 18.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices South Salt Lake?
South Salt Lake’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “South Salt Lake”. 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.