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Salt Lake City Police Department

City agencyUT0180300NIBRS since 1999LEMAS 2020Founded 1849

Salt Lake County, Utah

Serves ~222,304 residents · UCR reported

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The Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) is the municipal police force of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 27,899 victims, 42,681 offenders
Victim sex
Male15,321 (55%)
Female11,739 (42%)
Unknown839 (3%)
Victim race
White21,126 (89%)
Asian1,174 (5%)
Black or African American1,026 (4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native181 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander171 (1%)
Multiple6 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home10,122 (24%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage6,909 (17%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk3,721 (9%)
Other/Unknown3,412 (8%)
Department/Discount Store3,304 (8%)
Grocery/Supermarket2,723 (7%)

Top 6 of 42 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown5,339 (62%)
Stranger1,758 (20%)
Acquaintance758 (9%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)159 (2%)
Friend127 (1%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend99 (1%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Motor Vehicle Theft1,187 (25%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property823 (17%)
Drug Equipment Violations553 (12%)
Simple Assault475 (10%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations424 (9%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering320 (7%)

Top 6 of 29 categories shown.

Open data

Curated sources
slcgov2 datasets · arcgis

Police

SLCPD Crime Data 1Jan2020 30Jun2021Incidents

Last checked 2026-07-03

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
517
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
110
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
627
Population served
204,087
Operating budget
$79,097,332
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013428158$55,383,094
2007431157$54,480,865
2003401156$42,034,323
2000409158$39,000,000
1999404163
1997394161
199336080
199031980
1987311124

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
589
Civilians (2025)
177

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

SLCPD Open Data

POP conference activity

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