Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Layton, UT Crime Grade
How Layton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Utah — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Utah
6/10
vs. Utah cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Layton, UT was 133.0 per 100,000 residents (113 incidents over a population of 84,936). That puts Layton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 41% below the Utah statewide rate of 223.7.
That ranks Layton #1,462 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 61% of them, and #30 of 56 in Utah. Violent crime is down 1% year over year and down 26% over the last five years.
Layton, UT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Utah Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 133.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,462 of 3,771
- UT rank
- #30 of 56
- Safer than
- 61% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 1%
- 5-year change
- down 26%
- Population
- 84,936
- Reporting agency
- Layton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Layton Police Department (FBI ORI UT0060300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Layton (red), Utah (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Layton vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 180.7(145) | 163.1(138) | 127.9(106) | 134.5(113) | 133.0(113) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.6(3) | 2.4(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 93.5(75) | 44.9(38) | 50.7(42) | 44.0(37) | 28.3(24) |
| Robbery | 21.2(17) | 9.5(8) | 8.4(7) | 7.1(6) | 9.4(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 66.1(53) | 108.7(92) | 65.1(54) | 80.9(68) | 95.4(81) |
| Property crime | 1743.7(1,399) | 1683.7(1,425) | 1527.4(1,266) | 1359.2(1,142) | 1315.1(1,117) |
| Burglary | 225.6(181) | 179.6(152) | 124.3(103) | 122.6(103) | 93.0(79) |
| Larceny | 1346.1(1,080) | 1367.0(1,157) | 1318.7(1,093) | 1161.7(976) | 1150.3(977) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 148.3(119) | 122.9(104) | 73.6(61) | 70.2(59) | 69.5(59) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Layton, UT Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Layton Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Layton calculated?
- Layton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Utah state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Utah cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Layton Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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