Property crimes in Utah have skyrocketed
Oct 21, 2021, 5:33 AM
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah had the largest increase in property crimes of any state between 2019 and 2020.
From 2019-2020, property crimes increased by 13.6% according to according to SafeHome.org’s state-by-state analysis of new FBI crime data.
Contrastingly, property crimes decreased by 7.8% and residential burglaries decreased by an astounding 58% nationwide in the same timeframe.
The FBI defines property theft as burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. These crimes typically involved stealing money or property without force or threat to the victims.
An example of a property crime was reported in the early morning in a residential Sugarhouse neighborhood Tuesday morning, October 18.