What is recorded in Slater, and why there is no grade
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Torrington (C+), 34 miles away. Slater has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Platte County. The Platte County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Slater alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Slater
Policed by the county
Slater is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Platte County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Platte County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Slater. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Wyoming towns with their own police figures are Torrington (C+, 34 mi), Cheyenne (D, 52 mi), Laramie (B−, 58 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Slater. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Platte County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Platte County without police of their own, which include Slater.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Platte County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Wyoming towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington | C+ | 34 mi | 3.2 | 11.4 |
| Cheyenne | D | 52 mi | 3.1 | 31.2 |
| Laramie | B− | 58 mi | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| Pine Bluffs | B | 61 mi | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| Lusk | C+ | 63 mi | 3.5 | 10.4 |
| Douglas | B | 68 mi | 1.1 | 9.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Slater. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Slater.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on Slater’s roads in 2019–2023
Slater had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 1 was a pedestrian. Most of these deaths (3 of 3) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is more than is typical for Wyoming towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (0.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Slater’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Slater’s own rate (606.1) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Slater and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Slater
Is Slater, WY safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Slater. The nearest Wyoming towns with a grade are Torrington (C+, 34 mi), Cheyenne (D, 52 mi), Laramie (B−, 58 mi).
Who polices Slater?
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office. Slater is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Platte County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.