Layton, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Layton, UT Summary

Crime in Layton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Layton 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 Layton:

  • There were 1,240 total crimes committed in Layton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,475.9 total crimes per 100K people in Layton.
  • The overall crime rate in Layton is -30.36% below the national average.
  • Layton ranks #54 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Layton ranks #5,968 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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Layton Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Layton is 1,475.9 per 100,000 people. That's -30.36% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -9.92% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Layton
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,240 1,475.9 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.2 2.6 5.0
Robbery 6 7.1 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 66 78.6 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 109 129.7 229.6 359.0
Burglary 103 122.6 146.6 229.0
Larceny 970 1,154.5 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 58 69.0 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,131 1,346.2 1,408.9 1,760.0

Layton 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 Layton

109
Violent Crimes
129.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in Layton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Layton is 129.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 770.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Layton each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.86% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.50% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Layton

1,131
Property Crimes
1,346.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,131 property crimes in Layton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Layton is 1,346.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Layton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.51% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.45% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Layton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Syracuse, UT 38,714 214 552.8 501.1 51.7
Clearfield, UT 35,374 521 1,472.8 1,156.2 316.6
Kaysville, UT 32,915 207 628.9 531.7 97.2
Farmington, UT 26,187 293 1,118.9 1,057.8 61.1
Clinton, UT 23,630 203 859.1 770.2 88.9
North Ogden, UT 22,645 130 574.1 490.2 83.9
South Ogden, UT 17,740 194 1,093.6 947.0 146.6
Centerville, UT 16,398 248 1,512.4 1,433.1 79.3
Pleasant View, UT 11,326 44 388.5 309.0 79.5
Sunset, UT 5,322 81 1,522.0 1,146.2 375.8

Layton SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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