St. George, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. George, UT Summary

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

  • There were 1,309 total crimes committed in St. George the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,256.7 total crimes per 100K people in St. George.
  • The overall crime rate in St. George is -45.93% below the national average.
  • St. George ranks #34 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • St. George ranks #4,570 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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St. George Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. George is 1,256.7 per 100,000 people. That's -45.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.88% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. George
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,309 1,256.7 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 2.9 3.1 6.3
Robbery 8 7.7 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 121 116.2 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 170 163.2 260.7 369.8
Burglary 95 91.2 290.6 269.8
Larceny 918 881.4 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 126 121.0 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,139 1,093.5 2,464.4 1,954.4

St. George 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 St. George

170
Violent Crimes
163.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 170 violent crimes in St. George in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. George is 163.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 612.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. George each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.38% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. George

1,139
Property Crimes
1,093.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,139 property crimes in St. George in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. George is 1,093.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. George each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.63% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. George

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Washington, UT 33,535 488 1,455.2 1,270.3 184.9
Hurricane, UT 23,607 373 1,580.0 1,380.9 199.1
Mesquite, NV 21,732 316 1,454.1 1,297.6 156.5
La Verkin, UT 4,582 81 1,767.8 1,593.2 174.6

St. George SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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