Orem, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Orem, UT Summary

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

  • There were 1,451 total crimes committed in Orem in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,534.3 total crimes per 100K people in Orem.
  • The overall crime rate in Orem is -27.60% below the national average.
  • Orem ranks #60 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Orem ranks #6,124 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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Orem Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orem is 1,534.3 per 100,000 people. That's -27.60% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -6.36% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orem
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,451 1,534.3 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.1 2.6 5.0
Robbery 25 26.4 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 88 93.1 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 165 174.5 229.6 359.0
Burglary 98 103.6 146.6 229.0
Larceny 1,099 1,162.1 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 89 94.1 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,286 1,359.8 1,408.9 1,760.0

Orem 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 Orem

165
Violent Crimes
174.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 165 violent crimes in Orem in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orem is 174.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 573.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orem each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.02% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orem

1,286
Property Crimes
1,359.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,286 property crimes in Orem in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orem is 1,359.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orem each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.74% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.48% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orem

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Provo, UT 112,763 1,666 1,477.4 1,270.8 206.6
Lehi, UT 95,189 599 629.3 541.0 88.2
Saratoga Springs, UT 58,400 389 666.1 575.3 90.8
Draper, UT 49,166 626 1,273.2 1,102.4 170.8
Pleasant Grove, UT 37,148 339 912.6 708.0 204.6
Springville, UT 35,521 350 985.3 824.9 160.5
Bluffdale, UT 19,714 136 689.9 502.2 187.7
Mapleton, UT 14,584 62 425.1 342.8 82.3
Lindon, UT 11,819 237 2,005.2 1,929.1 76.1

Orem SnackAbility

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