Powell, WY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Powell, WY Summary

Crime in Powell research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Powell over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Powell:

  • There were 95 total crimes committed in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,459.3 total crimes per 100K people in Powell.
  • The overall crime rate in Powell is -31.14% below the national average.
  • Powell ranks #23 safest out of 31 cities in Wyoming.
  • Powell ranks #5,919 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Powell Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Powell is 1,459.3 per 100,000 people. That's -31.14% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 1.67% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,435.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Powell
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 95 1,459.3 1,435.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.4 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 7.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 215.1 135.8 256.0
Violent Crime 21 322.6 203.4 359.0
Burglary 21 322.6 171.2 229.0
Larceny 49 752.7 954.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 61.4 106.2 259.0
Property Crime 74 1,136.7 1,231.9 1,760.0

Powell Crime Compared To Wyoming Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wyoming.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Powell

21
Violent Crimes
322.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Powell is 322.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 310.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Powell each year. That compares to a 1 in 491.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.14% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.62% higher than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 203.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Powell

74
Property Crimes
1,136.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 property crimes in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Powell is 1,136.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Powell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.41% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.73% lower than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,231.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Powell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cody, WY 10,306 96 931.5 766.5 165.0

Powell SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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