Moab, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Moab, UT Summary

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

  • There were 96 total crimes committed in Moab in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,855.1 total crimes per 100K people in Moab.
  • The overall crime rate in Moab is -12.46% below the national average.
  • Moab ranks #69 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Moab ranks #6,918 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.

Additional research about crime in Utah

Moab Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Moab is 1,855.1 per 100,000 people. That's -12.46% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 13.22% higher than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Moab
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 96 1,855.1 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 28 541.1 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 38 734.3 229.6 359.0
Burglary 7 135.3 146.6 229.0
Larceny 47 908.2 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 77.3 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 58 1,120.8 1,408.9 1,760.0

Moab 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 Moab

38
Violent Crimes
734.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
104.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Moab in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Moab is 734.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Moab each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 104.54% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 219.79% higher than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Moab

58
Property Crimes
1,120.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 property crimes in Moab in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Moab is 1,120.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 89.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Moab each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.32% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.45% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Moab

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fruita, CO 13,949 109 781.4 767.1 14.3

Moab SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
Enjoy The Snack?