Newcastle, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newcastle, WY Summary

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

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Newcastle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 976.1 total crimes per 100K people in Newcastle.
  • The overall crime rate in Newcastle is -58.00% below the national average.
  • Newcastle ranks #10 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Newcastle ranks #3,644 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.

Additional research about crime in Wyoming

Newcastle Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newcastle is 976.1 per 100,000 people. That's -58.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.09% lower than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newcastle
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 976.1 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 2 63.0 234.2 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 210.4 269.8
Larceny 27 850.1 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 63.0 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 29 913.1 1,610.6 1,954.4

Newcastle 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 Newcastle

2
Violent Crimes
63.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Newcastle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newcastle is 63.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,588.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newcastle each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.12% lower than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newcastle

29
Property Crimes
913.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Newcastle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newcastle is 913.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newcastle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.31% lower than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newcastle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spearfish, SD 12,517 327 2,612.4 2,364.8 247.7
Hot Springs, SD 3,605 16 443.8 166.4 277.4
Lead, SD 2,929 49 1,672.9 1,297.4 375.6
Summerset, SD 2,769 59 2,130.7 2,094.6 36.1

Newcastle SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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