Provo, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Provo, UT Summary

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

  • There were 1,666 total crimes committed in Provo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,477.4 total crimes per 100K people in Provo.
  • The overall crime rate in Provo is -30.28% below the national average.
  • Provo ranks #55 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Provo ranks #5,973 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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Provo Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Provo is 1,477.4 per 100,000 people. That's -30.28% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -9.83% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Provo
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,666 1,477.4 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 1.8 2.6 5.0
Robbery 20 17.7 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 128 113.5 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 233 206.6 229.6 359.0
Burglary 79 70.1 146.6 229.0
Larceny 1,279 1,134.2 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 75 66.5 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,433 1,270.8 1,408.9 1,760.0

Provo 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 Provo

233
Violent Crimes
206.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 233 violent crimes in Provo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Provo is 206.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 484.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Provo each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.44% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.01% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Provo

1,433
Property Crimes
1,270.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,433 property crimes in Provo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Provo is 1,270.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Provo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.80% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Provo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lehi, UT 95,189 599 629.3 541.0 88.2
Orem, UT 94,571 1,451 1,534.3 1,359.8 174.5
Saratoga Springs, UT 58,400 389 666.1 575.3 90.8
Spanish Fork, UT 46,536 363 780.0 704.8 75.2
Pleasant Grove, UT 37,148 339 912.6 708.0 204.6
Springville, UT 35,521 350 985.3 824.9 160.5
Mapleton, UT 14,584 62 425.1 342.8 82.3
Lindon, UT 11,819 237 2,005.2 1,929.1 76.1
Salem, UT 11,213 35 312.1 303.2 8.9

Provo SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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