NCJ Number
173485
Date Published
1995
Length
81 pages
Annotation
This 1994 report on crime in Utah encompasses Part I index crimes, hate crimes, arrests by offense, crime trends, juvenile statistics, court statistics, crime rate comparisons, and law enforcement officers killed or assaulted.
Abstract
The data show that Utah's population increased from 1,852,000 in 1993 to 1,919,362 in 1994, a 2.4-percent increase. In 1994 a total of 100,726 index crimes were committed, a 4.5- percent increase in overall crime from 1993. The number of violent crimes increased by 2.4 percent from the previous year; property crimes decreased by 4.6 percent. Although violent crimes increased, however, murder decreased by 5.1 percent. Of the murders reported, firearms were used in 66 percent of them. Rape decreased by 2.5 percent, the first decrease for rape since 1987. The number of robberies increased by 9.9 percent, and the number of aggravated assaults increased by 1.3 percent over the previous year. The two most significant increases in property crimes were motor vehicle theft (46.9-percent increase) and arson (20.8- percent increase). There was a 2.1-percent increase in burglaries and a 2.4-percent increase in larceny/thefts. The value of property stolen amounted to $64,552,308. Of this amount, $16,929,308 was recovered, indicating a 26.2-percent recovery rate. Residential burglaries accounted for 65.1 percent of all burglaries; 44.1 percent of residential burglaries were committed during daytime hours. Arrests increased from 123,246 in 1993 to 133,296 in 1994, an increase of 8.2 percent. The most common age group of arrestees for all property crimes was 13-14. Reported hate crimes increased from 76 in 1993 to 104 in 1994. Racially motivated hate crimes had the most significant increase (76.9 percent) over 1993. Extensive tabular and graphic data