A general overview of all the annual reported crimes in Cottonwood Heights, UT is displayed above. The data has been arranged to make it easier to find both the gross total of reported crimes and the number of crimes reported per 100,000 people in Cottonwood Heights, UT. These statistics are further divided into two distinct categories (violent crimes and property crimes) to provide more insight to how prevalent crime is in the area. You'll find that the rate of crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT averages 3% higher than the rest of Utah while the rate of crime on a national scale is 13% higher than. You'll find that the occurrence of violent crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT is 23% lower than the average rate of crime in Utah and 52% lower than the rest of the nation. Similarly, crime involving property stands 5% higher than the remainder of the state of Utah and 24% higher than the nation's average. Both of these statistics relate to how safe residents and businesses are while performing everyday activities in the Cottonwood Heights, UT area.
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The Cottonwood Heights crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Cottonwood Heights as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Cottonwood Heights crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.
Did you know?
The overall crime rate in Cottonwood Heights is 13% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.52 daily crimes that occur in Cottonwood Heights.
Cottonwood Heights is safer than 50% of the cities in the United States.
In Cottonwood Heights you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Cottonwood Heights has increased by 6%.
Compare Cottonwood Heights, UT Crime To Other Cities
Daily Crime In Cottonwood Heights (per 100,000 people)
The illustration above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Cottonwood Heights, UT on a daily bases (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of Utah. A comparison to the average number of daily national crimes is displayed as well. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Cottonwood Heights, UT (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to Utah state wide, are 1.03 times more than the state average and 1.13 times more than than national statistics. Violent crimes committed in Cottonwood Heights, UT on a daily bases are 1.30 times less than than Utah average and 2.09 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Cottonwood Heights, UT are 1.05 times more than the daily state average and 1.24 times more than the daily national numbers.
How Safe is Cottonwood Heights (higher is better)
How safe is Cottonwood Heights, UT compared to other cities in Utah and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that Cottonwood Heights, UT is safer than 33% of the cities in Utah and 50% of the cities in the United States. These results are determined by analyzing all cities in Utah and across the US as a whole and determining how many total cities have a lower crime rate than Cottonwood Heights, UT. Overall, Cottonwood Heights, UT is ranked above average compared to all other cities across the United States.
Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cottonwood Heights
The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cottonwood Heights is 1 in 547
The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cottonwood Heights is 1 in 35
The chance of being a victim of crime in Cottonwood Heights is 1 in 33
Do you want to know the risk of being victimized by a crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT? Displayed here are the statistics showing how likely you are to become a victim of a crime of violence, crime against your property, or any other crime. If you are in Cottonwood Heights, UT, then there is a 1 in 547 risk that you will experience a violent crime against you. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 35. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 33 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT.
Year Over Year Crime In Cottonwood Heights (per 100,000 people)
An analysis of year to year crime rates in Cottonwood Heights, UT is a useful indicator of whether the area is becoming a safer area to live or a more dangerous area. In the above graph, you can see that the year to year crime rates are shown for the total crime, property crime, and violent crime per 100,000 people. The amount of violent crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT has increased by 37%, the amount of property crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT has increased by 4%, and the total amount of crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT has increased by 6% year to year.
Cottonwood Heights police department
Item
Cottonwood Heights
Utah
National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)
43
3,469
558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents
1.2
2.4
3.3
There are a total of 43 Cottonwood Heights police officers. This results in 1.2 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 47.1% less than the Utah average and 61.7% less than the National average.
Sex offenders in Utah
State
Total offenders
Utah /100K
National /100K
Utah
7,046
282
222
There are a total of 7,046 sex offenders in Utah. This yields a total of 282 sex offenders in Utah per 100,000 residents which is 27% greater than the national average.
Source: The Cottonwood Heights, UT crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.
