For violent crime, West Valley City trails 84% of U.S. towns per resident
Per resident, the graded crimes were down 21% from 2023 to 2025. Annual rates stand at 4.3 violent crimes and 18.7 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 2.4 and 15.9 in the rest of Utah. Add to that, its Safety Grade is C−, on crimes West Valley City’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #55 of 62 graded towns in Utah, and #147 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Valley City
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Utah towns on West Valley City’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Taylorsville (C), West Jordan (C), South Salt Lake (D−), Salt Lake City (D−). Kearns and Magna have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
West Valley City’s police reported 7 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 4.9 per 100,000 residents a year, 2.3 times the rest of Utah (2.1) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 2.0 times the rest of Utah
59.9 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (76 reported in 2025), 2.0 times the rest of Utah (30.0) 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 Valley City reports less crime per resident than 55% (#147). 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 Valley City’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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Valley City property | Rest of Utah property | West Valley City violent | Rest of Utah violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.7 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 21.4 | 18.0 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 18.4 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 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 Valley City 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 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | West Valley City | Rest of Utah | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | West Valley City | Rest of Utah | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 70.3 | 33.2 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 58.5 | 29.9 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 66.3 | 32.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 55.2 | 27.5 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
West Valley City’s police reported 7 homicides, 76 robberies and 529 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.
2,784 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.
529 violent and 2,255 property, as reported to the FBI by West Valley City’s police.
59 people died in crashes on West Valley City’s roads in 2019–2023
West Valley City had 53 fatal crashes in five years, in which 59 people died; 14 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 8.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above 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 Valley City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley City | C− | 4.3 | 18.7 |
| South Salt Lake | D− | 7.1 | 52.1 |
| Kearns | — | — | — |
| Magna | — | — | — |
| Salt Lake City | D− | 8.6 | 51.8 |
| Taylorsville | C | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| West Jordan | C | 3.1 | 14.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Kearns and Magna have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Utah towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley City | C− | 4.3 | 18.7 |
| 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 |
| Sandy | C | 2.0 | 20.5 |
The five graded Utah towns closest to West Valley City’s population (137,491), 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 Valley City. 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 Valley City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (137,688 in 2025); our figure for West Valley City is 137,491 (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 Valley City
Is West Valley City, UT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Valley City reports more crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #55 of 62 in Utah. Its police reported 4.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.4 in the rest of Utah and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in West Valley City?
4.3 violent and 18.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Utah reports 2.4 and 15.9; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in West Valley City in 2025?
West Valley City’s police reported 7 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 5.1 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is West Valley City safer than South Salt Lake?
South Salt Lake reports more crime per resident than West Valley City: South Salt Lake grades D− for safety and West Valley City C−. South Salt Lake’s police reported 7.1 violent and 52.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Valley City?
West Valley City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Valley”. 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.