Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Payson, UT Crime Grade
How Payson 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
5/10
vs. Utah cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Payson, UT was 121.2 per 100,000 residents (31 incidents over a population of 25,583). That puts Payson Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 46% below the Utah statewide rate of 223.7.
That ranks Payson #1,350 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 64% of them, and #28 of 56 in Utah. Violent crime is down 5% year over year and up 43% over the last five years.
Payson, UT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Utah Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 121.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,350 of 3,771
- UT rank
- #28 of 56
- Safer than
- 64% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 5%
- 5-year change
- up 43%
- Population
- 25,583
- Reporting agency
- Payson Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Payson Police Department (FBI ORI UT0250400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Payson (red), Utah (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Payson 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 | 84.5(18) | 87.0(20) | 120.9(28) | 127.7(32) | 121.2(31) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 37.6(8) | 26.1(6) | 25.9(6) | 55.9(14) | 27.4(7) |
| Robbery | 18.8(4) | 8.7(2) | 13.0(3) | 0.0(0) | 7.8(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 28.2(6) | 52.2(12) | 73.4(17) | 71.9(18) | 86.0(22) |
| Property crime | 1099.1(234) | 835.2(192) | 660.9(153) | 702.6(176) | 543.3(139) |
| Burglary | 159.7(34) | 117.4(27) | 64.8(15) | 51.9(13) | 39.1(10) |
| Larceny | 854.8(182) | 700.3(161) | 544.3(126) | 606.8(152) | 496.4(127) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 79.8(17) | 17.4(4) | 47.5(11) | 39.9(10) | 3.9(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Payson, 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 Payson 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 Payson calculated?
- Payson'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 Payson 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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