This article discusses crime in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

Statistics

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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

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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]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Violent crime is defined as murder, rape, robbery, and assault.
  2. ^ Property crime is defined as burglary, larceny-theft, and vehicle-theft.

References

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  1. ^ "Wyoming Crime Rates 1960 to 2019". disastercenter.com.
  2. ^ "Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty". www.religioustolerance.org. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Nick (February 14, 2019). "Wyoming Senate defeats death penalty repeal bill". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2023.