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According to our most recent State of Safety report, Utah is less concerned overall about crime and safety than most of the country, with the least-worrisome issues being property crime and gun violence. People who live in one of Utah’s 10 safest cities have even less to worry about, especially when it comes to violent and property crime.

We didn't have enough viable data to calculate statewide crime rates this year, but our annual State of Safety survey sheds some light on crime experiences and concerns throughout The Beehive State. 

Utahns feel about as safe in their state as the year before. Their confidence level dropped slightly from 63% to 62%, but it remains one of the highest in the nation and well above the national average of 48%.

Despite feeling safe, 45% of Utahns said they increased their security or safety measures in the eight months prior to our survey. That's the highest percentage in the nation. 

Fewer than half (46%) of Utahns say they worry about their overall safety and security on a daily basis, which is just below the national average of 47%. However, that's a year-over-year increase for Utahns of seven percentage points. 

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Package theft is the most worrisome category of crime in The Beehive State, with 61% of residents experiencing it. But Utahns reported fewer personal experiences with package theft than last year.

Meanwhile, property crime experiences increased and now sit above national averages. Concern about property crime understandably rose during the same time period.

• 30% said they experienced a property crime in the 8 months prior to our survey, up from 26% the year before (US 27%).
• Concern about property crime rose from 43% to 54% year over year (US 54%).
• 39% of Utahns experienced a package theft in the 8 months prior to our survey, down from 48% the year before (US 37%).
• Concern about package theft rose from 58% to 61% (US 52%). 
• Utahns are the fifth most concerned about package theft nationwide. 
• Utah residents prefer to protect their property with security cameras (44%), guard dogs (35%), and firearms (32%). 

For the first time, our annual State of Safety survey asked questions about cyber crime experiences, concerns, and protections. Here's what Utahns had to say:

• 48% experienced a cyber crime in the 8 months prior to our survey, which is the highest percentage in the nation (US 33%). 
• 77% worry about cyber crime. Only residents in Nevada, West Virginia, and Florida worry more (78% each). 
• Utahns are less likely to use a credit monitoring service than the average American (UT 18%, US 23%). 
• 24% of Utah residents use no cyber protection services (US 21%). 

• 42% of Utahns worry about earthquakes, which is the third highest percentage in the nation behind California (64%) and Alaska (55%). 
• On the topic of drought, Utah residents report the fifth highest level of concern nationwide (UT 50%, US 32%).
• Utah residents worry about all natural disasters more than the average American, with the exception of hurricanes. 
• 9% of Utahns evacuated due to a natural disaster in the 8 months prior to our survey, which matches the national average. 

Utahns reported a significant increase in concern about violent crime and gun violence, even though their violent crime experiences fell and gun violence experiences stayed the same. 

• 12% said they experienced a violent crime in the 8 months prior to our survey, down from 15% the year before (US 14%). 
• The percentage of Utahns who said they worry about violent crime on a daily basis increased from 35% to 58% year over year (US 59%). 
• 36% of Utahns said they use some form of personal protection (US 35%).
• Utah residents prefer to protect themselves with pocket knives (22%), pepper spray (17%), and firearms (15%). 

• 8% of Utahns experienced gun violence in the 8 months prior to our survey, which is the same percentage as the year before (US 11%).
• Concern about gun violence jumped from 31% to 57% year over year (US 57%). 
• Utahns are just as likely to carry concealed firearms as the average American (UT 15%, US 15%).
• Utah experienced 2 mass shootings 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.

• 40 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 fourth consecutive year.
• The 10 safest cities reported a combined total of 3 murders, which occurred in Lehi and Payson.
• Santaquin/Genola was the only city to report zero rapes.
• Santaquin/Genola, Syracuse and Santa Clara/Ivins reported zero robberies.
• Harrison reported the same violent crime rate for 3 years in a row. 
• Lone Peak saw decreases in both violent crime and property crime for 2 years in a row. 
• Riverton saw year-over-year decreases in violent crime and property crime. 
• More cities saw decreases in property crime than in violent crime. 

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