Powell, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Powell:

  • There were 101 total crimes committed in Powell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,557.7 total crimes per 100K people in Powell.
  • The overall crime rate in Powell is -32.98% below the national average.
  • Powell ranks #23 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Powell ranks #5,476 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 1,557.7 per 100,000 people. That's -32.98% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.57% lower than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Powell
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 101 1,557.7 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 262.2 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 21 323.9 234.2 369.8
Burglary 16 246.8 210.4 269.8
Larceny 57 879.1 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 108.0 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 80 1,233.8 1,610.6 1,954.4

Powell Crime Compared To Wyoming Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wyoming.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Powell

21
Violent Crimes
323.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Powell is 323.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 308.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Powell each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 38.27% higher than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Powell

80
Property Crimes
1,233.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Powell is 1,233.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.0 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 -36.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.39% lower than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 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 10,281 112 1,089.4 875.4 214.0
Red Lodge, MT 2,384 20 838.9 503.4 335.6
Greybull, WY 1,837 10 544.4 435.5 108.9

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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