Riverton, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Riverton, UT Summary

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

  • There were 433 total crimes committed in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 968.4 total crimes per 100K people in Riverton.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverton is -54.30% below the national average.
  • Riverton ranks #33 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Riverton ranks #4,275 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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Riverton Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverton is 968.4 per 100,000 people. That's -54.30% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -40.89% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverton
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 433 968.4 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.2 2.6 5.0
Robbery 2 4.5 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 19 42.5 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 32 71.6 229.6 359.0
Burglary 27 60.4 146.6 229.0
Larceny 350 782.8 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 24 53.7 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 401 896.9 1,408.9 1,760.0

Riverton 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 Riverton

32
Violent Crimes
71.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverton is 71.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,397.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.06% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.83% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverton

401
Property Crimes
896.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 401 property crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverton is 896.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.04% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.34% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Jordan, UT 114,211 1,888 1,653.1 1,358.9 294.2
Lehi, UT 95,189 599 629.3 541.0 88.2
Sandy, UT 91,132 2,422 2,657.7 2,492.0 165.7
South Jordan, UT 86,846 853 982.2 867.1 115.1
Herriman, UT 61,387 439 715.1 597.8 117.3
Draper, UT 49,166 626 1,273.2 1,102.4 170.8
Cottonwood Heights, UT 31,778 541 1,702.4 1,614.3 88.1
Bluffdale, UT 19,714 136 689.9 502.2 187.7

Riverton SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
6
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