Laramie, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laramie, WY Summary

Crime in Laramie research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Laramie 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 Laramie:

  • There were 435 total crimes committed in Laramie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,359.0 total crimes per 100K people in Laramie.
  • The overall crime rate in Laramie is -41.53% below the national average.
  • Laramie ranks #18 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Laramie ranks #4,901 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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Laramie Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laramie is 1,359.0 per 100,000 people. That's -41.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.34% lower than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laramie
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 435 1,359.0 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.1 3.1 6.3
Robbery 2 6.2 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 59.4 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 34 106.2 234.2 369.8
Burglary 66 206.2 210.4 269.8
Larceny 329 1,027.8 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 18.7 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 401 1,252.8 1,610.6 1,954.4

Laramie 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 Laramie

34
Violent Crimes
106.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Laramie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laramie is 106.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 941.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laramie each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.28% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.65% lower than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laramie

401
Property Crimes
1,252.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 401 property crimes in Laramie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laramie is 1,252.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laramie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.22% lower than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laramie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cheyenne, WY 64,941 2,542 3,914.3 3,635.6 278.7

Laramie SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
10
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