Lander, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lander, WY Summary

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

  • There were 186 total crimes committed in Lander the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,499.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lander.
  • The overall crime rate in Lander is 7.55% above the national average.
  • Lander ranks #32 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Lander ranks #7,479 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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Lander Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lander is 2,499.7 per 100,000 people. That's 7.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 35.50% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lander
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 186 2,499.7 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 26.9 3.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 2 26.9 234.2 369.8
Burglary 8 107.5 210.4 269.8
Larceny 164 2,204.0 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 161.3 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 184 2,472.8 1,610.6 1,954.4

Lander 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 Lander

2
Violent Crimes
26.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Lander in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lander is 26.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,720.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lander each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.53% lower than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lander

184
Property Crimes
2,472.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 184 property crimes in Lander in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lander is 2,472.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lander each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.52% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.53% higher than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lander

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Riverton, WY 10,623 427 4,019.6 3,407.7 611.9

Lander SnackAbility

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