public safety

According to the FBI’s annual crime reports, Utah’s violent crime rates have declined to pre-pandemic levels. But the rates in Salt Lake City have seen a much smaller drop than the rest of the state.

Recent pedestrian deaths in St. George and Logan highlight the rising number of similar incidents across Utah over the past few years.

The number of Silver Alerts has doubled in Utah since the program started, but it’s hard to say if it’s actually bringing older Utahns home.

How short? The Salt Lake City School District needs 7 bus drivers and the city is looking for almost 20 crossing guards.

Safe streets advocates describe the city’s famously wide thoroughfares as a “blessing-curse sandwich.”

Rather than a “heavy-handed approach” of writing tickets, the Utah Sheriff's Office wants people to understand the dangers that exist as avalanche snow is still melting in Provo Canyon.

Bigger populations don’t always translate into bigger tax bases for cities, so investments like new fire stations and equipment are a balancing act.

Rep. Jordan Teuscher is sponsoring a bill to disband the Unified Police Department. He says Salt Lake County is currently being treated differently than the rest of the state.

Seven elk have been killed in traffic-related accidents since the beginning of February, including three crossing I-80 last Friday.

In the span of one week, the Salt Lake City neighborhood experienced two shootings and an assault.

National Park Service officials in Utah don’t expect a catastrophic flood, but they are preparing for other calamities.

To keep up with the demands of a quickly growing population, St. George is also looking at an increase in property taxes.