Utah’s Safest Cities of 2026

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According to our most recent State of Safety report, Utah residents are experiencing less crime and feeling less concerned about their daily safety. People who live in one of Utah’s 10 safest cities have even less to worry about thanks to exceptionally low crime rates.

The violent crime rate in Utah is 2.57 incidents per 1,000 people, which is lower than the national average of 4.43. We weren't able to report a statewide violent crime rate last year due to insufficient data, but in our 2024 report, Utah reported a higher violent crime rate of 2.8.

Property crime in The Beehive State also decreased in recent years, dropping from 19.7  incidents per 1,000 people in 2024 to 16.36 incidents in this year's report. That's  lower than the national property crime rate of 22.89. 

The majority of Utahns continue to feel about as safe in their state as the year before. Their confidence level rose slightly from 62% to 64%. This is well above the national average of 52% and the tenth highest confidence level nationwide. 

About 38% of Utahns say they worry about their overall safety and security on a daily basis, which an improvement over the previous year's 46%. The national average is 46%. 

In last year's report, Utahns reported a spike in property crime and package theft experiences and concerns. This year, those experiences and concerns have dropped back to their previous levels or lower. 

• 24% said they experienced a property crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 30% the year before (US 27%).
• Concern about property crime fell from 54% to 44% year over year (US 46%).
• 30% of Utahns experienced a package theft in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 39% the year before (US 31%).
• Concern about package theft fell from 61% to 49% (US 49%). 
• Utah residents prefer to protect their property with security cameras (49%), firearms (42%), and guard dogs (36%).

• 21% experienced a cyber crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 48% the year before (US 27%). 
• Last year, Utahns reported the highest level of cyber crime experiences nationwide. This year, they reported the second lowest. 
• 62% worry about cyber crime, down from 77% the year before.
• Utahns are more likely to use anti-virus software than the average American (UT 53%, US 46%). 
• 26% of Utah residents use no cyber protection services (US 27%). 

• 37% of Utahns worry about earthquakes, which is the fifth highest percentage in the nation.
• On the topic of drought, Utah residents report the third highest level of concern nationwide (UT 61%, US 34%).
• 5% of Utahns evacuated due to a natural disaster in the 12 months prior to our survey (US 9%). 

Utahns reported less concern about violent crime year over year, which makes sense considering they also reported fewer first-hand experiences with violent crime. 

• 7% said they experienced a violent crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 12% the year before (US 12%). 
• The percentage of Utahns who said they worry about violent crime on a daily basis fell from 58% to 54% year over year (US 55%). 
• 34% of Utahns said they use some form of personal protection.
• Utah residents prefer to protect themselves with pocket knives (62%), pepper spray (44%), and firearms (41%). 

• 10% of Utahns experienced gun violence in the 12 months prior to our survey, up from 8% the previous year (US 9%).
• Concern about gun violence fell slightly from 57% to 55% year over year (US 55%). 
• 1 mass shooting incident occurred in Utah in 2025, down from 2 in 2024.

For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• 39 cities met the criteria for ranking this year.
• Lone Peak, the combined police department for Alpine and Highland, is Utah's safest city for the fifth consecutive year.
• Lone Peak's property crime rate has decreased by 81% over the last four years. 
• North Ogden's property crime rate has decreased for four years in a row, resulting in a total decline of 59%.
• Spanish Fork has also seen a steady decrease in property crime over the last four years, resulting in a total decline of 37%. 
• North Salt Lake has seen its property crime rate decrease 54% over the last four years, and its violent crime rate fell by 64% year over year.
• Kaysville has reported lower property crime rates for three years in a row, leading to a 32.5% decrease.
• 70% of Utah's safest cities reported zero murders.
• Syracuse reported zero rapes.
• No robberies were reported in Lone Peak, Syracuse, Saratoga Springs, and Spanish Fork.

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