Moab, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Moab:

  • There were 145 total crimes committed in Moab the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,755.1 total crimes per 100K people in Moab.
  • The overall crime rate in Moab is 18.54% above the national average.
  • Moab ranks #67 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Moab ranks #7,831 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Moab Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Moab is 2,755.1 per 100,000 people. That's 18.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.10% higher than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Moab
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 145 2,755.1 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 513.0 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 39 741.0 260.7 369.8
Burglary 6 114.0 290.6 269.8
Larceny 91 1,729.1 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 171.0 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 106 2,014.1 2,464.4 1,954.4

Moab Crime Compared To Utah Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Utah.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Moab

39
Violent Crimes
741.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
100.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Moab in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Moab is 741.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Moab each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 100.38% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 184.29% higher than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Moab

106
Property Crimes
2,014.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 106 property crimes in Moab in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Moab is 2,014.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.7 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 3.05% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.27% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 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 13,632 173 1,269.1 1,034.3 234.7
Monticello, UT 1,998 22 1,101.1 750.8 350.4

Moab SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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