Yellowstone National Park, WY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$134,432

Cost of Crime™ for Yellowstone National Park, WY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $783 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Yellowstone National Park 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Yellowstone National Park against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Yellowstone National Park sits in the 39th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 39% of cities and behind 61%. The grade covers only Yellowstone National Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Yellowstone National Park is 3.446 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 131 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 345 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Yellowstone National Park, WY report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Yellowstone National Park, WY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Yellowstone National Park is projected at $134,432 for 2025, about $370 per resident and $783 per household. That equals 0.8% 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): 38.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Yellowstone National Park Compared to Other Cities?

Yellowstone National Park, WY:	$370
Jackson, WY:	$282
Ranchettes, WY:	$93
Wyoming:	$164
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $370 per resident each year in Yellowstone National Park, which is $112 more than the national average and $207 more than Wyoming's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Yellowstone National Park:

In Jackson, WY, crime costs $282 per person, which is $89 less than in Yellowstone National Park.
In Ranchettes, WY, crime costs $93 per person, which is $277 less than in Yellowstone National Park

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Yellowstone National Park	Cost per Yellowstone National Park Resident
Murder	$88,487	$244
Rape/Sexual Assault	$21,193	$58
Robbery	$2,506	$7
Assault	$22,246	$61
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$134,432	$370

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Yellowstone National Park, 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 Yellowstone National Park totals $693,401 ($1,910 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $827,833 ($2,281 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Yellowstone National Park, 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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Yellowstone National Park Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.134
Robbery	0.2195
Rape	0.9629
Murder	0.1297
Total Violent Crime	3.446 (C)

Individual Yellowstone National Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Gardiner, MT	F	F	F
Jardine, MT	D-	F	D
Corwin Springs, MT	D-	F	D
Miner, MT	F	F	F
West Yellowstone, MT	F	F	F
Emigrant, MT	D	D	D+
Silver Gate, MT	D-	F	D
Pray, MT	C-	B-	D+
Cooke City, MT	D-	F	D
Big Sky, MT	C-	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Yellowstone National Park is similar 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
Valencia, NM	C	C+	C+
Bass, KY	D+	C+	C+
Unaka, NC	C+	C	C
Bolling, AL	D+	D	D
Bonita, TX	D+	D+	D+
Boone, OK	D	D	D
Bowers, PA	B+	A	A
Bragg City, MO	D+	D-	D-
Uptonville, TN	C+	D+	D+
Bridgewater Center, OH	A+	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Yellowstone National Park is less safe than the Wyoming state average and safer than the national average.

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