Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Vernal, UT Crime Grade
How Vernal 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Utah
10/10
vs. Utah cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Vernal, UT was 414.5 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 10,857). That puts Vernal 27% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 85% above the Utah statewide rate of 223.7.
That ranks Vernal #3,075 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 18% of them, and #53 of 56 in Utah. Violent crime is up 48% year over year and up 36% over the last five years.
Vernal, UT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Utah Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 414.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,075 of 3,771
- UT rank
- #53 of 56
- Safer than
- 18% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 48%
- 5-year change
- up 36%
- Population
- 10,857
- Reporting agency
- Vernal Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Vernal Police Department (FBI ORI UT0240100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Vernal, UT
Also known as
- Ashley Center
- Ashley
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Vernal (red), Utah (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Vernal 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 | 2018 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 305.2(32) | 339.4(36) | 245.1(26) | 279.9(30) | 414.5(45) |
| Murder | 19.1(2) | 9.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 76.3(8) | 66.0(7) | 28.3(3) | 74.6(8) | 128.9(14) |
| Robbery | 9.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 18.7(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 200.3(21) | 264.0(28) | 216.8(23) | 177.3(19) | 285.5(31) |
| Property crime | 2489.5(261) | 3064.3(325) | 1178.4(125) | 3069.6(329) | 1952.7(212) |
| Burglary | 267.1(28) | 546.9(58) | 47.1(5) | 177.3(19) | 138.2(15) |
| Larceny | 2108.0(221) | 2262.9(240) | 1093.5(116) | 2696.4(289) | 1722.4(187) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 114.5(12) | 207.4(22) | 28.3(3) | 167.9(18) | 73.7(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Vernal, 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 Vernal 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 Vernal calculated?
- Vernal'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 Vernal 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.
Nearby cities in Utah
Comparable Utah cities by population.
Compare Vernal to other places
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.