Editing South Salt Lake, Utah (section)

== Crime ==
[[File:City of South Salt Lake Police and Fire honor guard.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Public Safety Officers hoisting the flag on the 4th of July, South Salt Lake City, UT]]
Since 2007, crime in South Salt Lake has been reduced by 30%. Former SSL Police Chief Chris Snyder attributes the drop in crime to 4 factors: 1) Increased attention to code enforcement, 2) [[Crime Free]] Rental Housing program that results in greater landlord scrutiny of potential renters, 3) Partnerships, such as that with United Way of Salt Lake, combined with community organizing, such as the Promise South Salt Lake initiative, South Salt Lake Community Connection that address resident needs and improve neighborhoods, and 4) Extensive youth development efforts, such as Promise afterschool programs delivered in nine Neighborhood Centers across the city, and urban/neighborhood revitalization projects. There is a new emphasis on redevelopment (including the Market Station development) and a reduction in the number of liquor licenses allowed to be issued is anticipated to reduce crime in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695253742/Bars-to-dwindle-in-South-Salt-Lake.html/Colonels-landmark-KFC-is-mashed.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182547/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695253742/Bars-to-dwindle-in-South-Salt-Lake.html/Colonels-landmark-KFC-is-mashed.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=Bars to dwindle in South Salt Lake Aim is one permit per 3,000 residents: 8 establishments|last=Palmer|first=Rebecca|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=[[Salt Lake City]]|date=16 Feb 2008|access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>

The Motovo Real Estate Blog ranked South Salt Lake as the "Most Dangerous Place in Utah" citing data from the 2012 FBI Uniform Crime Report. Their report found that South Salt Lake had the most violent crimes per capita in Utah, with the second highest non-violent crime rate as well.<ref>{{Cite web|title = These Are The 10 Most Dangerous Places in Utah|url = http://www.movoto.com/guide/ut/most-dangerous-places-in-utah/|website = Movoto.com|access-date = 2015-11-13}}</ref>