How has crime changed in Utah since 1985?

Police in Utah reported about 225 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 336 in 1997, and 1,319 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,885 in 1995. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Utah and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Utah Violent, U.S. Property, Utah Property, U.S.
1985 266.6 570.3 5,079.0 4,780.0
1986 266.9 633.6 5,233.2 5,015.3
1987 233.4 624.9 5,472.2 5,090.1
1988 243.9 630.2 5,369.9 5,045.9
1989 262.9 680.5 5,468.1 5,211.5
1990 289.2 749.8 5,460.0 5,227.0
1991 293.8 798.1 5,436.5 5,388.4
1992 293.3 785.4 5,422.0 5,089.3
1993 302.7 764.1 4,975.5 4,814.1
1994 309.1 740.4 5,121.8 4,752.4
1995 332.0 720.6 5,884.9 4,796.6
1996 320.8 658.8 5,579.2 4,553.0
1997 335.6 644.9 5,672.3 4,494.7
1998 316.2 603.8 5,139.1 4,212.6
1999 278.5 545.8 4,714.5 3,872.6
2000 254.9 534.4 4,159.1 3,751.7
2001 233.1 529.5 4,001.4 3,801.5
2002 239.9 512.9 4,265.4 3,737.7
2003 248.7 493.7 4,245.7 3,704.0
2004 237.5 478.6 4,094.1 3,599.4
2005 232.2 483.0 3,939.9 3,518.3
2006 227.2 486.9 3,542.5 3,397.1
2007 240.5 477.9 3,546.0 3,316.1
2008 226.2 463.7 3,407.1 3,252.3
2009 216.2 436.8 3,321.1 3,076.7
2010 215.8 408.1 3,228.5 2,963.4
2011 197.7 390.1 3,008.3 2,925.7
2012 204.4 390.7 2,980.7 2,881.3
2013 226.8 378.2 3,043.4 2,759.3
2014 214.0 373.7 2,855.9 2,591.8
2015 236.8 384.6 3,011.3 2,495.2
2016 242.6 399.5 2,982.8 2,469.1
2017 244.2 397.5 2,798.5 2,372.4
2018 240.8 384.8 2,416.1 2,206.8
2019 240.5 381.0 2,204.8 2,109.0
2020 247.7 399.3 2,396.7 1,955.3
2021 259.6 360.9 2,142.0 1,762.2
2022 245.2 398.2 1,931.5 1,998.5
2023 236.1 385.6 1,663.6 1,950.5
2024 237.8 363.4 1,492.8 1,766.8
2025 224.8 329.3 1,319.4 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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