Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Sandy, UT Crime Grade
How Sandy 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Utah
8/10
vs. Utah cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Sandy, UT was 203.7 per 100,000 residents (184 incidents over a population of 90,341). That puts Sandy Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 15% below the Utah statewide rate of 239.0.
That ranks Sandy #2,069 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 45% of them, and #45 of 56 in Utah. Violent crime is up 21% year over year and up 12% over the last five years.
Sandy, UT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Utah Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 203.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,069 of 3,771
- UT rank
- #45 of 56
- Safer than
- 45% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 21%
- 5-year change
- up 12%
- Population
- 90,341
- Reporting agency
- Sandy Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Sandy Police Department (FBI ORI UT0180500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sandy (red), Utah (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sandy vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 182.3(177) | 248.6(237) | 210.5(196) | 169.0(154) | 203.7(184) |
| Murder | 2.1(2) | 1.0(1) | 1.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.4(4) |
| Rape | 37.1(36) | 52.4(50) | 44.0(41) | 43.9(40) | 42.1(38) |
| Robbery | 28.8(28) | 40.9(39) | 31.1(29) | 21.9(20) | 22.1(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 114.3(111) | 154.2(147) | 134.3(125) | 103.1(94) | 135.0(122) |
| Property crime | 3100.2(3,010) | 2754.0(2,626) | 2508.0(2,335) | 2523.8(2,300) | 1850.8(1,672) |
| Burglary | 428.5(416) | 347.1(331) | 312.6(291) | 548.7(500) | 242.4(219) |
| Larceny | 2292.7(2,226) | 2163.5(2,063) | 1958.1(1,823) | 1785.3(1,627) | 1439.0(1,300) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 365.6(355) | 223.4(213) | 230.9(215) | 181.1(165) | 162.7(147) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Sandy, 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 Sandy 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 Sandy calculated?
- Sandy'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 Sandy 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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