Payson, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Payson, UT Summary

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

  • There were 207 total crimes committed in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 826.3 total crimes per 100K people in Payson.
  • The overall crime rate in Payson is -61.01% below the national average.
  • Payson ranks #28 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Payson ranks #3,716 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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Payson Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Payson is 826.3 per 100,000 people. That's -61.01% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -49.57% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Payson
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 207 826.3 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 71.9 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 32 127.7 229.6 359.0
Burglary 13 51.9 146.6 229.0
Larceny 152 606.8 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 10 39.9 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 175 698.6 1,408.9 1,760.0

Payson 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 Payson

32
Violent Crimes
127.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Payson is 127.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 782.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.42% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.37% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Payson

175
Property Crimes
698.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 175 property crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Payson is 698.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.31% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.42% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Payson

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
Orem, UT 94,571 1,451 1,534.3 1,359.8 174.5
Spanish Fork, UT 46,536 363 780.0 704.8 75.2
Springville, UT 35,521 350 985.3 824.9 160.5
Mapleton, UT 14,584 62 425.1 342.8 82.3
Salem, UT 11,213 35 312.1 303.2 8.9

Payson SnackAbility

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