Riverton, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Riverton, WY Summary

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

  • There were 427 total crimes committed in Riverton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,019.6 total crimes per 100K people in Riverton.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverton is 72.94% above the national average.
  • Riverton ranks #36 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Riverton ranks #8,970 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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Riverton Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverton is 4,019.6 per 100,000 people. That's 72.94% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 117.88% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverton
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 427 4,019.6 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.4 3.1 6.3
Robbery 4 37.7 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 49 461.3 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 65 611.9 234.2 369.8
Burglary 13 122.4 210.4 269.8
Larceny 296 2,786.4 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 498.9 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 362 3,407.7 1,610.6 1,954.4

Riverton 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 Riverton

65
Violent Crimes
611.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
65.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverton is 611.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 163.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 65.46% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 161.23% higher than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverton

362
Property Crimes
3,407.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 362 property crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverton is 3,407.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 111.58% higher than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lander, WY 7,441 186 2,499.7 2,472.8 26.9
Thermopolis, WY 2,691 30 1,114.8 1,077.7 37.2

Riverton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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