West Laramie, WY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in West Laramie

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 West Laramie residents.

 

West Laramie, WY Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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

$66,138

Cost of Crime™ for West Laramie, WY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $339 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Laramie 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 B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Laramie against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. West Laramie sits in the 55th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 55% of cities and behind 45%. The grade covers only West Laramie's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Laramie is 2.711 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 273 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 736 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of West Laramie, WY report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Laramie, WY

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Laramie is projected at $66,138 for 2025, about $159 per resident and $339 per household. That equals 0.3% 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Laramie Compared to Other Cities?

West Laramie, WY: $159
Jackson, WY: $282
Ranchettes, WY: $93
Wyoming: $164
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $159 per resident each year in West Laramie, which is $99 less than the national average and $4 less than Wyoming's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Laramie:
  • In Jackson, WY, crime costs $282 per person, which is $122 more than in West Laramie.
  • In Ranchettes, WY, crime costs $93 per person, which is $66 less than in West Laramie

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for West Laramie, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to West Laramie
Cost per West Laramie Resident
Murder
$22,194
$53
Rape/Sexual Assault
$22,595
$54
Robbery
$861
$2
Assault
$20,487
$49
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$66,138
$159

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Laramie, 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 West Laramie totals $260,898 ($629 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $327,036 ($788 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Laramie, 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 city has few 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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West Laramie Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.719
Robbery
0.0660
Rape
0.8980
Murder
0.0285
Total Violent Crime
2.711 (B-)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in West Laramie is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Laramie.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Laramie is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

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

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