The 10 Safest Cities In Utah For 2026

Welcome to Lone Peak, our safest city in Utah for 2026. It's so safe in this little mountain city just southeast of SLC, that the moose, coyotes, and bears are always howling and growling at the residents reminding them to get home before dark. Thanks furry friends!

You will never be alone in Lone Peak. The residents, here, are constantly looking out for each other. There's a true sense of community in this little piece of Utah heaven with safety and education a top priority.

Salem, Utah is not like Salem, Massachusetts. This city keeps everyone safe, and that includes their witches.

Located in slightly southeast of Salt Lake City, Salem comes in as our second safest city in Utah for 2026. Salem's gold star qualities like the non-existent number of crimes per 100,000 residents speaks volumes.

With a little over 8,000 residents, the superb quality of life in this little city in Utah County is the reason it has held strong at number two since last year. Salem is the kind of place that you can sleep safe and sound and leave the doors unlocked while out and about.

You truly are 'Making Life Better' for your residents, Salem.

Home to a growing retirement community, Smithfield is our third safest city in Utah for 2026. Known for its low crime and A+ education rating, this little city in Utah County has a true community.

It might not be the big SLC, but this little city just south of 'the big city' is an ideal destination when you're trying to find that 'desert-ed' Utah feel with big city vibes. It's probably why it's one of the most populated cities in The Beehive State.

Syracuse's population has been steadily growing over the past few years, and it's not hard to see why. We named it the second best place to live in Utah back in 2019 based on a number of factors, one of which was, of course, safety! Syracuse has a particularly low rate of property crime, about half that of the national average. So if you come home from a hike at Jensen Nature Park without your wallet, chances are that it'll be returned to your possession in no time.

Syracuse is located just south of Ogden and about a half hour north of Salt Lake City.

Part of the St. George metropolitan area, Santa Clara/Ivins is a suburban community that lives up to the promise of a quiet life outside the big city. Once you have settled in here, the first fear you can let go of is concern that you will be the victim of property crime. Given that only 54 were recorded in 2024, which is remarkable for a population of 19,369, it seems unlikely the area will see a spike in that type of criminal activity anytime soon.

On top of that, you can rest assured that Santa Clara/Ivins also offers plenty of personal safety. In 2024, the area had just 15 violent crimes. A figure that makes walking back to your car after attending a party held at Heritage Square a lot less anxiety inducing.

Enoch, positioned in Utah's Iron County, is rated the seventh safest city statewide for 2026. There were 7 violent crimes and 12 property crimes in the last reporting year. Those counts translate to a violent crime rate of 80/100k people and a property crime rate of 138/100k people.

Our eighth safest city in Utah for 2026. Pleasant View residents know that it's all about safety in numbers if they want to keep their city pleasant.

And the numbers don't lie. This Webe County city scored a whopping 9/10 snackability score with a 9/10 for safety and an 8.5/10 for education. Safe and smart, Pleasant View, you're residents must be proud.

Heck, when Amazon can find this little Utah gem on the map, this city is so safe that your packages won't get stolen from your front porch.

Topping our list of safest cities in Utah is Mapleton, a city about an hour south of Salt Lake City. With only one violent crime reported in 2024, Mapleton had the 17th safest rate of violent crime in Utah. That works out to a rate about five times lower than the national average.

Honestly, the wildlife you'll encounter on a hike up Spanish Fork Peak poses a greater threat than criminals. And with an average of less than one property crime each week, Mapleton had the seventh safest rate in the state.

Mapleton was just shy of placing on our list of best places to live in Utah this year, but if safety is paramount for you, then Mapleton is the place to be.