The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Albany County, WY: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Albany County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Albany County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Albany County, WY Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
B-

$13.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Albany County, WY

In 2025, crime will cost $792 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Albany County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Albany County, WY Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Albany County's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Albany County sits in the 57th percentile, ahead of 57% of counties and behind 43%. The grade covers only Albany County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Albany County is 27.78 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the northeast areas to 1 in 47 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Albany County, WY report the most crime, about 453 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Albany County, WY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Albany County for 2025 is $13,512,956, about $372 per resident and $792 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Albany County Compared to Other Counties?

Albany County, WY: $372
Teton County, WY: $535
Sheridan County, WY: $209
Wyoming: $330
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Albany County is $372 per year, which is $92 less than the national average and $42 more than Wyoming's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Albany County:
  • In Teton County, WY, crime costs $535 per person, which is $163 more than in Albany County.
  • In Sheridan County, WY, crime costs $209 per person, which is $163 less than in Albany County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Albany County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Albany County
Cost per Albany County Resident
Murder
$3.08 million
$85
Rape/Sexual Assault
$2.07 million
$57
Robbery
$69,450
$2
Assault
$1.44 million
$40
Kidnapping
$316,999
$9
Vehicle Theft
$1.08 million
$30
Burglary
$676,982
$19
Theft
$2.16 million
$59
Arson
$50,216
$1
Vandalism
$1.28 million
$35
Animal Cruelty
$35,081
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.17 million
$32
Identity Theft
$75,159
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$13,512,956
$372

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Albany County, WY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Albany County totals $30,691,636 ($845 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $44,204,593 ($1,217 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Albany County has 13, do the same, and of Albany County's 36,320 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Albany County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Albany County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.385
Robbery
0.0608
Rape
0.9418
Murder
0.0451
Total Violent Crime
2.432 (A-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
11.47
Vehicle Theft
1.928
Burglary
2.055
Arson
0.0573
Total Property Crime
15.51 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1439
Drug Crimes
4.358
Vandalism
4.941
Identity Theft
0.2674
Animal Cruelty
0.1306
Total "Other" Rate
9.841 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Albany County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Albany County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B+
A+
A-
C
C+
C+
B-
A+
A+
D+
C-
C+
D+
C+
D+
C+
C
C+
D
C-
D
F
C-
F
C
C-
B
D-
D
C-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Albany County is similar versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
D-
D-
C+
C-
C-
A+
A-
A-
A-
A-
A-
D-
D-
D-
D+
C
C
A+
A
A
A-
C
C
D
F
F
B+
B
B

Considering only the crime rate, Albany County is less safe than the Wyoming state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Albany County, WY average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Albany County schools on SchoolGrade

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