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Policy zones identify neighborhoods with the greatest opportunity for impact on youth outcomes. We analyzed all 751 Utah neighborhoods and identified the top 100 where strategic investment will help the most young people. These are opportunity neighborhoods – places where coordinated support can significantly improve outcomes for youth, their families, and the communities they live in. 🏘️ See which neighborhoods (purple) make up the Wasatch Front! 🧭
Policy Zone 1 represents the Wasatch Front Metro Area. This includes Weber, Salt Lake, Davis, and Utah County, where the data shows the following:
- Davis County: 7 neighborhoods out of top 100 priority neighborhoods
- Weber County: 14 out of the top 100 priority neighborhoods, including 4 in the top 10 statewide
- Salt Lake County: 37 out of the top 100 priority neighborhoods
- Utah County: 4 in the top 100 priority neighborhoods
These four counties together contain 62 out of 100 priority neighborhoods (62% of Utah’s highest-priority areas). Given that these counties have a significant number of high-priority neighborhoods in a shared geographic area on the Wasatch Front, coordinating intervention and prevention for youth would be more impactful by addressing the greater regional patterns in these areas. These areas also form a connected region where families and young people move between counties for school, work, and family connections, thus coordinated efforts will be more effective and efficient than isolated county-by-county approaches. Counties can share costs, expertise, and proven strategies instead of duplicating efforts while learning what works in each area. The purple zone (policy zone 1) on the map represents where coordinated investment and collaboration will have a significant statewide impact on youth outcomes.
A policy zone refers to the geographic area (neighborhood) identified within the top 100 priority neighborhoods that have been ranked using a composite risk scoring system. These zones represent neighborhoods that require coordinated policy responses based on their elevated risk for youth referrals. Policy zones are identified using a weighted composite score that considers: Current referral rates (35% weight), Spatial clustering/hotspot intensity (30% weight), Rate relative to county average (20% weight), and Population impact/episode count (15% weight). Interact with the table below, filter through the county you are interested in and see if any neighborhoods come up! Which neighborhoods have the highest composite risk scores in your county/zip code?
See the full statewide geospatial study at: 2025 Statewide Youth Geospatial Study