Sweetwater County Crime & Safety

Sweetwater County has a total crime rate of 1299.9 per 100,000 residents, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. This includes both violent crimes (178.2 per 100K) and property crimes (1121.7 per 100K).

Sweetwater County has a safety score of 43/100, rated "Average". A higher safety score indicates lower crime rates relative to other counties nationwide. It ranks #17 out of 23 counties in Wyoming for safety (1 = safest).

The county’s safety score of 97.9 is just below the Wyoming state average of 98.5. Its total crime rate of 1,299.9 currently exceeds the state-wide average of 978.0 per 100,000.

Violent crime in Sweetwater occurs at a rate of 178.2 per 100,000, which is higher than the state average of 126.9. Property crime accounts for 1,121.7 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Crime data for Sweetwater County comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Local law enforcement agencies submit data on violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft) to the FBI. Rates are calculated per 100,000 residents to allow fair comparison between counties of different sizes. The safety score (0-100) is derived from these rates, with higher scores indicating safer counties.

Sweetwater County has a safety score of 43/100, which is below the Wyoming average of 59/100. Many counties with above-average crime rates invest in community policing, crime prevention programs, neighborhood watch initiatives, and social services aimed at reducing crime over time.