Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0More violent crime is recorded per resident in West Jordan than in 73% of U.S. towns
It grades C for safety on crimes West Jordan’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #48 of 62 graded towns in Utah, and #85 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. The graded rate fell 23% from 2023 to 2025. Annual rates stand at 3.1 violent crimes and 14.8 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 2.5 and 16.1 in the rest of Utah. Next door, 2 of 5 towns with figures record 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 West Jordan
2 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Utah towns on West Jordan’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: South Jordan (B), Taylorsville (C), Sandy (C), West Valley City (C−), Murray (D). Midvale and Kearns have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
West Jordan’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 1.2 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Utah (2.3) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Utah
24.5 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (28 reported in 2025), below the rest of Utah (32.0) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, West Jordan reports less crime per resident than 74% (#85). Places like 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 West 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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (3.1) 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. Its property rate (14.8) 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.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | West Jordan | Rest of Utah | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.3 | 35.8 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 25.8 | 31.7 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 23.6 | 35.0 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 24.0 | 29.3 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
West Jordan’s police reported 4 homicides, 28 robberies and 363 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Utah and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Jordan property | Rest of Utah property | West Jordan violent | Rest of Utah violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 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, 2022–2025, against the rest of Utah.
Crime in West 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 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,875 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.
363 violent and 1,512 property, as reported to the FBI by West Jordan’s police.
24 people died in crashes on West Jordan’s roads in 2019–2023
West Jordan had 23 fatal crashes in five years, in which 24 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 4.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Utah towns of 100,000+ people (7.3, 5 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.
West Jordan and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jordan | C | 3.1 | 14.8 |
| Midvale | — | — | — |
| Taylorsville | C | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| South Jordan | B | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| Sandy | C | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| Murray | D | 2.5 | 33.5 |
| West Valley City | C− | 4.3 | 18.7 |
| Kearns | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Midvale and Kearns have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Utah towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jordan | C | 3.1 | 14.8 |
| Lehi | A− | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| St. George | B− | 1.9 | 9.6 |
| Provo | B− | 1.9 | 12.5 |
| Orem | B− | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| Ogden | C− | 5.1 | 18.8 |
The five graded Utah towns closest to West Jordan’s population (116,812), 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 West 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 West Jordan’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (116,603 in 2025); our figure for West Jordan is 116,812 (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 West Jordan
Is West Jordan, UT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Jordan reports more crime per resident than 68% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #48 of 62 in Utah. Its police reported 3.1 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 West Jordan?
3.1 violent and 14.8 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.
How many homicides were there in West Jordan in 2025?
West Jordan’s police reported 4 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 West Jordan safer than Taylorsville?
Taylorsville reports less crime per resident than West Jordan: Taylorsville grades C for safety and West Jordan C. Taylorsville’s police reported 1.9 violent and 19.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Jordan?
West Jordan’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West 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.