Sheriff’s office dollars spent
Campbell County sheriff’s office spending was $5.9 million in fiscal year 2007–08, $5.9 million in 2006–07, $5.5 million in 2005–06, $5.1 million in 2004–05 and $4.5 million in 2003–04. It identified the Wyoming Department of Audit as the source.
By the numbers
The 2008 figures compare the Campbell, Natrona and Laramie county sheriff’s offices and cite a newspaper item dated October 11, 2009.
The comparison placed arrests, reported offenses, sworn officers, county population and the population served by each sheriff’s office in one table.
| Measure, 2008 | Campbell County | Natrona County | Laramie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrests | 1,664 | 2,078 | 1,328 |
| Violent crimes reported | 30 | 17 | 58 |
| Property crimes reported | 237 | 277 | 551 |
| Violent plus property crime | 267 | 294 | 609 |
| Sworn officers | 46 | 46 | 50 |
| Population estimate | 41,473 | 73,129 | 87,542 |
| Population served by sheriff’s office | 15,812 | 13,019 | 29,485 |
Security in the community profile
CCEDC treated crime as a community-development and security issue. Its sibling subjects were Disaster Protection, Police and Fire Department. This placement treated public safety as one element in a wider community-development and quality-of-life profile.
Using historical crime figures responsibly
Raw totals are not rates. County population estimates and the populations served by each sheriff’s office differed. Arrests are also not convictions, and reported offenses depend on definitions and reporting practices. The comparison therefore cannot establish that one county was safer than another.
For current standardized data, readers should use the Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Data Explorer and relevant Wyoming public agencies.