Sweetwater County, WY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	C+

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$7.13 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sweetwater County, WY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $418 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sweetwater County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Sweetwater County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Sweetwater County sits in the 78th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 78% of counties and behind 22%. The grade covers only Sweetwater County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Sweetwater County is 2.567 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 91 in the northeast areas to 1 in 481 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Sweetwater County, WY report the most violent crime, about 45 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sweetwater County, WY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Sweetwater County is projected at $7,130,805 for 2025, about $169 per resident and $418 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

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

Sweetwater County, WY:	$169
Big Horn County, WY:	$272
Sheridan County, WY:	$110
Wyoming:	$164
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $169 per resident each year in Sweetwater County, which is $89 less than the national average and $6 more than Wyoming's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Sweetwater County:

In Big Horn County, WY, crime costs $272 per person, which is $103 more than in Sweetwater County.
In Sheridan County, WY, crime costs $110 per person, which is $59 less than in Sweetwater County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Sweetwater County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Sweetwater County	Cost per Sweetwater County Resident
Murder	$2.90 million	$69
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.20 million	$52
Robbery	$97,634	$2
Assault	$1.93 million	$46
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,130,805	$169

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Sweetwater County, WY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Sweetwater County totals $30,288,733 ($719 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $37,419,538 ($888 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Sweetwater County, WY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Sweetwater County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Sweetwater County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.595
Robbery	0.0737
Rape	0.8617
Murder	0.0366
Total Violent Crime	2.567 (A-)

Individual Sweetwater County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Uinta County, WY	B	B+	B+
Rich County, UT	D+	C	C
Carbon County, WY	C	C+	C+
Morgan County, UT	B-	A-	B
Cache County, UT	A	A-	A
Franklin County, ID	B	B+	A+
Weber County, UT	C-	B+	C+
Davis County, UT	B-	A	B-
Box Elder County, UT	A	A-	A
Albany County, WY	B-	A-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Sweetwater County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Cass County, MI	A+	B+	B+
Sullivan County, NH	B	A+	A+
Stokes County, NC	C+	C+	C+
Stevens County, WA	C	C+	C+
Cherokee County, TX	C-	C-	C-
Chenango County, NY	A-	B	B
Cheatham County, TN	B	C+	C+
Champaign County, OH	A-	B+	B+
Chambers County, TX	B+	B-	B-
Chambers County, AL	C+	C-	C-

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

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