Rock Springs, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rock Springs, WY Summary

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

  • There were 327 total crimes committed in Rock Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,427.1 total crimes per 100K people in Rock Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Rock Springs is -38.60% below the national average.
  • Rock Springs ranks #19 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Rock Springs ranks #5,104 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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Rock Springs Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rock Springs is 1,427.1 per 100,000 people. That's -38.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.64% lower than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rock Springs
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 327 1,427.1 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 1 4.4 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 126.6 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 39 170.2 234.2 369.8
Burglary 32 139.7 210.4 269.8
Larceny 236 1,029.9 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 87.3 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 288 1,256.9 1,610.6 1,954.4

Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs

39
Violent Crimes
170.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Rock Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rock Springs is 170.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 587.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rock Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.34% lower than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rock Springs

288
Property Crimes
1,256.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 288 property crimes in Rock Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rock Springs is 1,256.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rock Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.96% lower than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rock Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Green River, WY 11,435 113 988.2 795.8 192.4

Rock Springs SnackAbility

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