Crime & Safety in Sandy
Sandy's crime data shows a real, honestly two-sided picture: marginally favorable overall against the national average, but genuinely higher property crime and a genuinely unfavorable within-Utah standing.
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Learn moreA marginally favorable national comparison
Sandy's overall crime index ran 33.14 against a national average of 33.37 -- marginally favorable -- with a genuinely low violent crime rate (9.31 vs. 13.84 national).
A real, disclosed unfavorable nuance: property crime and within-Utah standing
Property crime runs genuinely HIGHER than the national average (23.83 vs. 19.53), and relative to Utah's own generally very-low-crime baseline, Sandy's rate runs higher than 96% of the state's own cities and towns -- a real, disclosed nuance this record states plainly rather than presenting only Sandy's favorable A- crime grade.
Crime concentrates geographically -- neighborhood matters
As with most cities in this dataset, Sandy's crime is not spread evenly. Confirm a specific address directly rather than relying on a citywide figure alone.
Key takeaways
- Sandy runs marginally favorable overall vs. the national average, with a genuinely low violent crime rate.
- Property crime runs genuinely above the national average, and Sandy's rate runs higher than 96% of Utah's own cities and towns.
- Crime concentrates geographically -- confirm a specific address directly.
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