Riverton, WY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Riverton, WY Summary

Crime in Riverton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Riverton 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 Riverton:

  • There were 516 total crimes committed in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,688.8 total crimes per 100K people in Riverton.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverton is 121.25% above the national average.
  • Riverton ranks #31 safest out of 31 cities in Wyoming.
  • Riverton ranks #9,511 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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Riverton Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverton is 4,688.8 per 100,000 people. That's 121.25% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 226.68% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,435.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverton
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 516 4,688.8 1,435.3 2,119.2
Murder 1 9.1 2.4 5.0
Robbery 9 81.8 7.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 57 517.9 135.8 256.0
Violent Crime 82 745.1 203.4 359.0
Burglary 32 290.8 171.2 229.0
Larceny 344 3,125.9 954.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 58 527.0 106.2 259.0
Property Crime 434 3,943.7 1,231.9 1,760.0

Riverton 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 Riverton

82
Violent Crimes
745.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
107.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 82 violent crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverton is 745.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 491.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 107.55% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 266.40% higher than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 203.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverton

434
Property Crimes
3,943.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
124.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 434 property crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverton is 3,943.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 124.07% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 220.12% higher than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,231.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lander, WY 7,441 186 2,499.7 2,472.8 26.9

Riverton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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