University of Utah: Crime & Safety

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University of Utah LogoF University of Utah is a public school in Salt Lake City, Utah with about 34,730 students and 15,260 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government data, University of Utah is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has major problems with forcible sex offenses, also there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses and aggravated assaults.

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Criminal Offenses at University of Utah in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
56
16
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
85
11
0.5%

Robbery
3
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
22
5
0.2%

Burglary
56
8
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
44
23
0.3%

Arson
2
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
8
7
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
39
57
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
13
0
0.2%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at University of Utah based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of University of Utah campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at University of Utah, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

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