Mar 3, 2026 - Public Safety
Utah cities rank high for street safety
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Ogden has some of the nation's safest roadways, per StreetLight Data's new "U.S. Safe Streets Index."
State of play: That's based on five key factors among the 100 biggest U.S. metros: vehicle miles traveled, different speeds between vehicles, speed-based pedestrian risk, speeding in residential zones and truck activity.
The intrigue: Ogden is one of the cities that buck the trend of larger metros having the safest streets, according to the transportation analytics firm.
By the numbers: It ranked No. 6 safest overall and No. 4 for vehicle miles traveled.
Zoom out: Provo ranked No. 5 in the speed-based pedestrian risk category and No. 10 for truck activity.
- Salt Lake ranked No. 9 for residential-zone speeding after reducing speed limits to 20mph on most streets in recent years.