Casper, WY Crime Map

Casper, WY Safety Overview

With a population of 63,962 and an overall crime grade of C+, Casper, Wyoming presents a more nuanced safety picture than that single letter might suggest. When you drill down into the neighborhood level, the data becomes notably encouraging: across the three analyzed neighborhoods, 100% earned grades of B or higher, with 33.3% reaching an A and the remaining 66.7% landing at B. That city-wide safety rating of B reflects a community where residents have real, data-backed reasons for confidence.

Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Breakdown

The safest area in Casper's analyzed data is the South Wolcott Street Historic District, which earned a Grade A. Home to 543 residents with a median household income of $61,892, this neighborhood sits above the city's median income of $59,412 and leads the pack on safety metrics. The Old Yellowstone District follows with a Grade B+, housing 434 residents at a median income of $35,817. Rounding out the analyzed neighborhoods is the Downtown Historic District, which holds a Grade B despite its smaller population of just 155 and a median income of $28,444 — a meaningful result given that downtown cores in many cities tend to skew toward higher crime concentrations.

What the Grade Distribution Tells Us

The absence of any C, D, or F grades across Casper's analyzed neighborhoods is a statistically significant finding. Not a single neighborhood fell below a B, which means every area examined cleared the threshold for what analysts classify as a safe zone. This distribution matters especially for a city with a 10.5% poverty rate and a median rent of $842 — conditions that in other metros often correlate with pockets of elevated crime. Casper's numbers suggest those broader economic pressures have not translated into neighborhood-level safety deterioration, at least within the areas measured.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime Patterns

Casper's overall C+ grade at the city level, contrasted with the B-and-above grades at the neighborhood level, points to a pattern worth understanding. City-level crime scores aggregate all reported incidents across the full municipal area, including commercial corridors and high-traffic zones that don't map neatly onto residential neighborhoods. In cities of Casper's size and density — 847 residents per square mile — property crimes such as vehicle theft and burglary typically drive aggregate scores more than violent offenses do. The neighborhood-level data, which skews safer, suggests that violent crime is not broadly distributed across residential areas, and that property crime risk is more concentrated outside the specific districts analyzed here.

How the Crime Map Supports Smarter Decisions

For anyone navigating decisions about where to live or invest in Casper, the interactive crime map on this page transforms raw grades into actionable intelligence. A prospective home buyer weighing the Downtown Historic District — where the median home value citywide sits at $214,208 — can cross-reference crime grades against listing prices to assess true value. Renters comparing options near the Old Yellowstone District can see whether a lower median rent of $842 comes with any safety trade-offs. Even daily commuters benefit: knowing which corridors see elevated incident reports helps with route planning, particularly during early morning or late evening hours when Casper's lower population density means fewer eyes on the street. The map turns neighborhood grades from abstract letters into a practical layer of local knowledge.