Cedar City, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cedar City, UT Summary

Crime in Cedar City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cedar City over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cedar City:

  • There were 482 total crimes committed in Cedar City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,159.9 total crimes per 100K people in Cedar City.
  • The overall crime rate in Cedar City is -45.27% below the national average.
  • Cedar City ranks #43 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Cedar City ranks #4,990 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Cedar City Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cedar City is 1,159.9 per 100,000 people. That's -45.27% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -29.21% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cedar City
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 482 1,159.9 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.4 2.6 5.0
Robbery 2 4.8 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 40 96.3 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 61 146.8 229.6 359.0
Burglary 44 105.9 146.6 229.0
Larceny 343 825.4 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 34 81.8 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 421 1,013.1 1,408.9 1,760.0

Cedar City Crime Compared To Utah Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Utah.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Cedar City

61
Violent Crimes
146.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 violent crimes in Cedar City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cedar City is 146.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 681.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cedar City each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.11% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.07% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cedar City

421
Property Crimes
1,013.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 421 property crimes in Cedar City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cedar City is 1,013.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cedar City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -42.44% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.09% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 per 100,000 people.

Cedar City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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