Utah property crime spiked in 2020, exceeding the national average. Experts aren’t sure why.
“It affects us as a community and affects individuals,” one expert said of property crime, including car thefts and home burglaries.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Police display stolen items that were recovered in a recent burglary ring bust at a news conference in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. FBI data shows that Utah’s rate of property crime is higher than the national average.