State crime profile · 2024

Wyoming Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 28 cities and 20 counties in Wyoming (WY), ranked safest to most dangerous from 69 reporting agencies.

190.9
Violent / 100K
1,187.7
Property / 100K
28
Cities
20
Counties

The verdict

Wyoming's 190.9 violent crimes per 100,000 runs 46% below the U.S. average, making it one of the safest states in the country.

190.9
violent crimes per 100K
-46%
vs. the U.S. average
5th
safest of 51 states & DC
1,187.7
property crimes per 100K

How safe is Wyoming? FBI UCR data snapshot

Wyoming (WY) reported 1,122 violent crimes and 6,979 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 69 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 190.9 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1187.7 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 587,618. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 28 Wyoming cities and 20 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

Within the statewide violent crime total, aggravated assault accounted for 0 incidents, robbery 0, murder and non-negligent manslaughter 0, and rape 0. Property crime splits across larceny-theft (0), burglary (0), motor vehicle theft (0), and arson (0).

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 187.8 to 190.9 per 100,000, a rise of 1.7%. City-level detail pages within Wyoming include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

State figures roll up the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) submissions from local and county agencies across the state, then express them per 100,000 residents so one state can be compared with another. Statewide averages hide a great deal of variation: a handful of large cities often account for much of a state's reported violent crime, while most of its land area and population live with markedly lower rates. Reporting completeness also differs between states, so a year-over-year change can reflect which agencies filed data as much as any real shift on the ground. Read a state number as the broad backdrop, then drill into the city and county pages for the local detail that actually shapes day-to-day decisions.

Violent Crime Rate
190.9/100K
Property Crime Rate
1187.7/100K
Population
587,618
Data Year
2024

How Wyoming ranks nationally

Wyoming vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

191 Safer than 90% lower than 90% of 51 U.S. states

0–100: 0 U.S. states (0%). Below this entry. 100–200: 6 U.S. states (12%). This entry sits in this band. 200–300: 18 U.S. states (35%). Above this entry. 300–400: 10 U.S. states (20%). Above this entry. 400–500: 12 U.S. states (24%). Above this entry. 500–600: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 600–700: 2 U.S. states (4%). Above this entry. 700–800: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 800–900: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. 900–1,000: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,100: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 1,100+: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. WY 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest Cities

Top 50 by lowest violent crime rate

Most Dangerous Cities

Top 50 by highest violent crime rate

Crime Trends

Multi-year charts & analysis

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 587,618 1,122 190.9 6,979 1187.7
2023 584,057 1,053 180.3 8,151 1395.6
2022 581,381 1,004 172.7 6,876 1182.7
2021 578,803 1,000 172.8 7,087 1224.4
2020 582,328 1,308 224.6 9,109 1564.2
2019 578,759 1,108 191.4 8,490 1466.9
2018 577,737 1,072 185.6 9,493 1643.1
2017 579,315 1,313 226.6 10,328 1782.8
2016 585,501 1,362 232.6 11,143 1903.2
2015 586,107 1,251 213.4 10,922 1863.5
2014 584,153 1,097 187.8 11,228 1922.1

Cities in Wyoming

Safest cities in Wyoming

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Laramie is the safest sizeable city in Wyoming, at 129.6 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Wyoming

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Cheyenne reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Wyoming, at 328.5 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Cheyenne 65,143 328.5 C
Casper 58,526 288.8 C
Gillette 33,503 197 B
Laramie 32,400 129.6 A
Rock Springs 22,778 127.3 A
Sheridan 19,809 136.3 A
Evanston 11,823 389.1 C
Green River 11,395 228.2 B
Riverton 11,005 745.1 F
Jackson 10,592 188.8 A
Cody 10,306 165 A
Powell 6,510 322.6 C
Douglas 6,472 61.8 A
Torrington 6,240 496.8 C
Worland 4,796 104.3 A
Buffalo 4,687 85.3 A
Mills 4,619 64.9 A
Newcastle 3,316 120.6 A
Thermopolis 2,749 36.4 A+
Glenrock 2,422 82.6 A
Saratoga 1,771 169.4 B
Lusk 1,418 352.6 C
Pine Bluffs 1,105 0 A+
Dubois 1,019 294.4 B
Moorcroft 1,019 490.7 C
Diamondville 524 0 A+
Shoshoni 504 0 A+
Lingle 398 0 A+

Counties in Wyoming

Largest counties in Wyoming, violent crime per 100K

Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Albany
Campbell
Converse
Crook
Goshen
Hot Springs
Johnson
Laramie
Lincoln
Natrona
Niobrara
Park
Platte
Sheridan
Sublette
Sweetwater
Teton
Uinta
Washakie
Weston

Nearby States

Compare Wyoming with neighboring states, or use the compare tool for side-by-side jurisdiction benchmarking.

West Virginia
WV
Wisconsin
WI

Explore Wyoming crime data

Safest cities → Most dangerous cities → Crime trends → National rankings → Crime grades → Methodology →

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Using PlainCrime rankings responsibly

Crime rankings are most useful when they sit alongside other community-quality signals, school performance, housing affordability, employment, and access to healthcare. A safer-than-average violent-crime rate in a small commuter suburb does not by itself make a city a better place to live; it is one data point among many. Likewise, a higher-than-average rate in a dense urban center may reflect that residents and visitors interact with police more often, not that the city is necessarily unsafe for its residents. We provide cross-links from each city profile to neighboring jurisdictions, state averages, and national benchmarks so you can read each number in context rather than in isolation.

For news outlets, researchers, and concerned residents who cite our rankings, the most defensible approach is to quote the per-100,000 rate, the reporting year, and the source agency in the same sentence. Avoid framing crime statistics as predictive, UCR data describes what was reported in a past year, not what will happen tomorrow. Where possible, pair our rankings with longitudinal trend data on the relevant city's profile page to show whether the rate is moving up, holding steady, or falling year over year.