This article discusses crime in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Statistics
| Crime in Wyoming (2008-2019)[1] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Index | Violent [note 1] | Property[note 2] | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | Burglary | Larceny-Theft | Vehicle-Theft |
| 2008 | 532,981 | 15,823 | 1,312 | 14,511 | 12 | 184 | 86 | 1,030 | 2,200 | 11,588 | 723 |
| 2009 | 544,270 | 15,439 | 1,196 | 14,243 | 11 | 172 | 78 | 935 | 2,176 | 11,310 | 757 |
| 2010 | 564,554 | 14,986 | 1,117 | 13,869 | 8 | 162 | 77 | 870 | 2,151 | 11,126 | 592 |
| 2011 | 567,356 | 14,123 | 1,245 | 12,878 | 18 | 146 | 71 | 1,010 | 1,864 | 10,493 | 521 |
| 2012 | 576,626 | 14,383 | 1,161 | 13,222 | 14 | 154 | 61 | 932 | 2,125 | 10,513 | 584 |
| 2013 | 583,223 | 14,021 | 1,212 | 12,809 | 17 | 144 | 74 | 917 | 1,956 | 10,275 | 578 |
| 2014 | 584,304 | 12,619 | 1,142 | 11,477 | 16 | 127 | 53 | 899 | 1,689 | 9,185 | 603 |
| 2015 | 586,555 | 12,451 | 1,300 | 11,151 | 16 | 124 | 59 | 1,054 | 1,762 | 8,797 | 592 |
| 2016 | 585,501 | 12,890 | 1,430 | 11,460 | 20 | 150 | 59 | 1,146 | 1,771 | 8,889 | 800 |
| 2017 | 578,934 | 11,886 | 1,358 | 10,528 | 14 | 253 | 98 | 993 | 1,556 | 8,211 | 761 |
| 2018 | 577,601 | 11,543 | 1,235 | 10,308 | 14 | 261 | 75 | 885 | 1,551 | 7,974 | 783 |
| 2019 | 578,759 | 10,351 | 1,258 | 9,093 | 13 | 324 | 67 | 854 | 1,396 | 6,984 | 713 |
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is legal in Wyoming, although no one has been executed since January 22, 1992.[2] On Feb 15, 2019, the Wyoming Senate rejected a bill to repeal the death penalty.[3]