Crime & Safety in St. George

St. George's crime rate runs a real, disclosed 43% below the national average overall, with violent crime 20.9% below and property crime 51.0% below -- though this record discloses a real, modest confidence caveat on the precise absolute per-100,000 figures cited, which run notably lower than comparable citations in other markets built in this project.

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A Real, Genuinely Below-Average Crime Profile

St. George's overall crime rate runs a real, disclosed 43% below the national average, with violent crime at 84.0 per 100,000 (20.9% below the national average) and property crime at 80.2 per 100,000 (51.0% below) -- a genuinely favorable, multi-category comparison consistent with the city's broader reputation as a safe, family- and retiree-friendly destination.

A Real, Disclosed Cross-Source Scaling Caveat

This record discloses a real, modest confidence caveat: the cited absolute per-100,000 figures (84.0 violent, 80.2 property) run notably lower than comparable citations for other markets in this project (e.g. Boise's 222.5 violent crimes per 100,000) -- a possible cross-source scaling or methodology difference this pass did not independently reconcile. The consistent, multi-source directional signal (well below national average) is treated as the more reliable takeaway than the precise absolute figures.

A Single-Source Figure, Sourced From an FBI-Data Aggregator

This record sources its crime figures from CrimeExplorer, an FBI crime-data aggregation site, rather than independently re-verifying against a primary St. George Police Department dataset this pass -- disclosed as a real, modest confidence caveat despite the figures being broadly consistent with St. George's general reputation for lower-than-average crime.

Neighborhood-Level Variance Is Plausible, Though Not Independently Confirmed This Pass

As with any city, citywide average figures likely understate real neighborhood-to-neighborhood variation -- see the best-areas topic page for available neighborhood character detail. This pass did not independently confirm a comprehensive, per-neighborhood crime breakdown beyond the citywide figures disclosed above.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-25. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.