Casper, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Casper, WY Summary

Crime in Casper research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Casper over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Casper:

  • There were 1,783 total crimes committed in Casper the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,061.3 total crimes per 100K people in Casper.
  • The overall crime rate in Casper is 31.71% above the national average.
  • Casper ranks #34 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Casper ranks #8,197 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Casper Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Casper is 3,061.3 per 100,000 people. That's 31.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 65.94% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Casper
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,783 3,061.3 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.4 3.1 6.3
Robbery 14 24.0 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 49 84.1 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 124 212.9 234.2 369.8
Burglary 222 381.2 210.4 269.8
Larceny 1,270 2,180.5 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 167 286.7 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,659 2,848.4 1,610.6 1,954.4

Casper Crime Compared To Wyoming Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wyoming.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Casper

124
Violent Crimes
212.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 124 violent crimes in Casper in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Casper is 212.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 469.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Casper each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.11% lower than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Casper

1,659
Property Crimes
2,848.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,659 property crimes in Casper in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Casper is 2,848.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Casper each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.85% higher than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Casper

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Douglas, WY 6,336 70 1,104.8 915.4 189.4
Mills, WY 4,239 79 1,863.6 1,698.5 165.1
Evansville, WY 3,046 92 3,020.4 2,921.9 98.5
Glenrock, WY 2,396 21 876.5 751.3 125.2

Casper SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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