By all accounts, Utahns are safer now than at any other point in the past two decades. In the Beehive State and across the U.S., crime rates are hitting all-time lows.
But public perception hasn’t caught up to the statistics, according to a report from the Utah Foundation.
In a recent survey, the foundation found that half of Utah voters said they are more worried about crime now than they were five years ago. Only 28 percent said they felt safer. Twenty-two percent said they felt neutral.
In addition, nearly 56 percent of Utahns said crime is of high concern (4 or 5 on a 5-point scale).
“We see rising concerns that are not justified by many of the statistics,” said Provo Police Chief John King.
King said Provo has seen three years of steady decline in crimes, although police have seen a jump in the last six months
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