Cottonwood Heights, UT Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Cottonwood Heights

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cottonwood Heights_{/100k people}	Utah_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	958	n/a (estimate)	2,777	3,194	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cottonwood Heights_{/100k people}	Utah_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	2.4	5.3
Rape	5	n/a	14.5	49.8	40.4
Robbery	13	n/a	37.7	50.5	102.8
Assault	22	n/a	63.8	140.1	248.5
Violent crime	40	n/a (estimate)	116	243	386
Burglary	150	n/a	434.9	420.7	468.9
Theft	725	n/a	2,101.9	2,223.2	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	43	n/a	124.7	307.7	236.9
Property crime	918	n/a (estimate)	2,661	2,952	2,451

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 13% lower than the rest of Utah while the rate of crime on a national scale is 2% lower than. You'll find that the occurrence of violent crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT is 52% lower than the average rate of crime in Utah and 70% lower than the rest of the nation. Similarly, crime involving property stands 10% lower than the remainder of the state of Utah and 9% 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.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Cottonwood Heights is 2% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.61 daily crimes that occur in Cottonwood Heights.
Cottonwood Heights is safer than 51% of the cities in the United States.
In Cottonwood Heights you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Cottonwood Heights has decreased by 5%.

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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 1.15 times less than the state average and 1.02 times less than than national statistics. Violent crimes committed in Cottonwood Heights, UT on a daily bases are 2.09 times less than than Utah average and 3.33 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Cottonwood Heights, UT are 1.11 times less than the daily state average and 1.09 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 32% of the cities in Utah and 51% 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 863

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cottonwood Heights is 1 in 38

The chance of being a victim of crime in Cottonwood Heights is 1 in 37

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 863 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 38. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 37 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 decreased by 13%, the amount of property crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT has decreased by 5%, and the total amount of crime in Cottonwood Heights, UT has decreased by 5% 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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Emigration Canyon, UT	1,772	34	414	448
Snyderville, UT	6,036	79	960	1,039
Bluffdale, UT	9,809	42	1,020	1,062
Summit Park, UT	7,986	85	1,036	1,121
Alpine, UT	10,129	93	1,125	1,217
Alta, UT	349	98	1,193	1,291
Granite, UT	935	98	1,193	1,291
Cottonwood Heights, UT	34,274	116	2,661	2,777

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Oildale, CA	34,277	746	4,279	5,024
Evans, GA	34,270	250	1,890	2,140
Westfield, IN	34,284	63	1,076	1,139
Vestavia Hills, AL	34,243	73	1,161	1,234
Lauderdale Lakes, FL	34,321	752	4,787	5,539
Cottonwood Heights, UT	34,274	116	2,661	2,777

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.