2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Salt Lake City, UT vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 53% less violent crime than Salt Lake City.
- Salem has 38% less property crime than Salt Lake City.
 Salt Lake City, UTSalem, ORUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2022.7
 Property Crime95.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Salt Lake City, UtahCrime Index
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 Erda, UT11.55
 Emigration Canyon metro, UT11.7
 Riverton, UT14.15
 Herriman, UT14.9
 Granite, UT15.1
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