crime rate

Laramie County caused the statewide crime rate to increase by 3.2 percent.

Wyoming's increasing incarceration rate is driving up prison costs at a time when the state is coping with a budget shortfall.

According to a 2015 Annual Report released by the Cheyenne Police Department today, police staffing is at its lowest level in recent history which has led to an increase in crime.

Cheyenne Police Chief Brian Kozak says the local violent crime rate is about 70 percent below the national average.

Cheyenne Police Chief Brian Kozak says 2014 statistics show crime is lower than it's ever been in the capitol city.

Cheyenne Police say most serious crimes aside from property crimes were down in the city last year. Officer Dan Long says there were no reported homicides in Cheyenne in 2012, and says there was a 20% decrease in rape and robbery. Long says vehicle crashes in the city dropped by 21 percent...