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FBI UCR Data · 248+ Cities · 50 States
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Salt Lake City, UT vs Boise, ID

Salt Lake City's violent crime rate is 369.8 per 100,000 residents compared to Boise's rate of 385.8 per 100,000. Salt Lake City has a 4% lower violent crime rate. Salt Lake City scores C (61/100) and Boise scores C (63/100) on the Safety Context Score. All rates per 100,000 residents from 2023 FBI UCR data.

Fair comparison: Both cities are compared using per-capita rates (per 100,000 residents), so population size differences do not skew the comparison. The national average violent crime rate of 363.8/100K is provided for context.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Metric
Salt Lake CityC
BoiseC
Population200K236K
Safety Score61/100 (C)63/100 (C)
Violent Crime Rate369.8 /100K385.8 /100K
Property Crime Rate2,228 /100K2,386 /100K
Murder Rate7.4 /100K3.9 /100K
Robbery Rate85.1 /100K73.3 /100K
Assault Rate251.5 /100K246.9 /100K
Burglary Rate334.2 /100K381.7 /100K
5-Year Trend-2.0%-6.0%
National Violent Avg363.8 /100K363.8 /100K

Lower crime rates highlighted in green. All rates per 100,000 residents.

Salt Lake City — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents

Boise — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents