2017 CRIME IN UTAH Utah Department of Public Safety Keith D. Squires, Commissioner Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification Alice Moffat, Bureau Chief 0 Crime in Utah |Table of Contents Table of Contents 2017 Crime in Utah Report Introduction ..................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................. 4 Non-Participating Agencies and County Coverage.................................................................................. 7 Crime Factors ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Index Crimes ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Summary Based Reporting and National Incident Based Reporting .................................................... 10 Scoring Offenses ..................................................................................................................................... 11 2017 Summary Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 12 Crime Clock ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Crime Cycle ............................................................................................................................................. 14 National Incident Based Reporting (NIBRS) .............................................................................................. 15 National Incident Based Reporting – Acknowledgements ................................................................... 16 Crimes Against Persons .......................................................................................................................... 17 Crimes Against Property ........................................................................................................................ 26 Crimes Against Society and NIBRS Totals .............................................................................................. 40 NIBRS Domestic Violence Analysis ........................................................................................................ 51 Group B Arrest Breakdown .................................................................................................................... 54 Clearance Rates ...................................................................................................................................... 59 Summary Reporting ................................................................................................................................... 61 Index Crimes by Agency ......................................................................................................................... 62 Arrest Data by Agency ............................................................................................................................ 68 Arrest Data by Offense ........................................................................................................................... 75 Crime Trends........................................................................................................................................... 77 Homicide ................................................................................................................................................. 79 Rape ........................................................................................................................................................ 85 Robbery .................................................................................................................................................. 87 Aggravated Assault................................................................................................................................. 89 Burglary................................................................................................................................................... 92 Larceny/Theft ......................................................................................................................................... 94 Motor Vehicle Theft ............................................................................................................................... 96 Property Stolen and Recovered ............................................................................................................. 98 Ten Year Trends .......................................................................................................................................... 99 1 Crime in Utah |Table of Contents Index Crimes ........................................................................................................................................... 99 Homicides ............................................................................................................................................. 100 Rapes .................................................................................................................................................... 101 Robberies .............................................................................................................................................. 102 Aggravated Assaults ............................................................................................................................. 103 Burglaries .............................................................................................................................................. 104 Larcenies ............................................................................................................................................... 105 Motor Vehicle Thefts ............................................................................................................................ 106 Hate Crimes .............................................................................................................................................. 107 Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted ..................................................................................... 111 Law Enforcement Employees per Agency ............................................................................................... 114 Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 121 2 Crime in Utah | Introduction 2017 Crime in Utah Report Introduction This 2017 Crime in Utah report is published by the Utah Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) to give governmental leaders and citizens a better understanding of criminal activity in the state. The report is a compilation of crime data reported by local law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The data is reported under the guidelines of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, a national program which uses generic crime definitions to ensure that crime data is comparable across political boundaries. BCI forwards data collected from Utah law enforcement agencies to the FBI, who in turn combines it with data from other states to compile and publish an annual report called Crime in the United States. UCR data is collected in two formats: “Summary reporting” (Summary), which has undergone only minor changes since the 1930s, and “National Incident Based Reporting” (NIBRS) which uses computerized data systems to collect more detailed information. 71 agencies in Utah submitted NIBRS data in 2017, accounting for 50.35% of the agencies and covering 75.37% of Utah’s population. 54 agencies in Utah (or 38.30%) submitted Summary data, while 16 agencies (or 11.35%) did not submit any data. In the Summary system, crimes are divided into two categories: Part I Crimes, which include criminal homicide (murder, non-negligent manslaughter, and manslaughter by negligence), rape (which is defined by the UCR program as the carnal knowledge of a person, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical condition), robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson; and Part II Crimes, which include all other non-traffic crimes. The Part I crimes, except manslaughter by negligence, make up the “crime index” used by the FBI to track our nation’s crime situation. Therefore, these crimes are often referred to as “Index Crimes”. The number of known offenses and arrests are reported on Part I Crimes, while only arrests are reported on Part II Crimes. If multiple Part I offenses are committed in the same criminal episode, only the most serious offense is reported. The Part I Crimes are also categorized as violent crimes (murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson) for analysis purposes. The statistics presented in this report are only as accurate as the data provided by the local law enforcement agencies. Some law enforcement agencies in Utah do not submit