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Safest towns in Wyoming

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 20 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Thermopolis 1 Thermopolis 7.6 Violent 0.5 per 1,000 Glenrock 2 Glenrock 8.4 Violent 0.8 per 1,000 Buffalo 3 Buffalo 10.9 Violent 0.9 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Thermopolis Thermopolis2,709 people 7.6 0.5 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
2 Glenrock Glenrock2,941 people 8.4 0.8 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
3 Buffalo Buffalo4,572 people 10.9 0.9 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
4 Jackson Jackson10,756 people 12.0 1.5 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
5 Map of Mills Mills4,390 people 12.6 1.3 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000
6 Worland Worland4,794 people 12.6 1.5 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
7 Douglas Douglas6,420 people 14.1 1.1 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
8 Sheridan Sheridan19,285 people 14.7 1.1 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
9 Cody Cody10,276 people 14.9 1.6 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
10 Green River Green River11,581 people 16.7 2.3 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
11 Newcastle Newcastle3,348 people 16.9 1.8 per 1,000 9.8 per 1,000
12 Map of Laramie Laramie32,234 people 16.9 1.3 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
13 Map of Rock Springs Rock Springs23,127 people 18.1 1.5 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
14 Powell Powell6,503 people 19.5 2.2 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
15 Map of Torrington Torrington6,182 people 24.1 3.2 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
16 Map of Gillette Gillette33,431 people 24.6 2.2 per 1,000 15.9 per 1,000
17 Evanston Evanston11,800 people 26.1 2.9 per 1,000 14.5 per 1,000
18 Map of Casper Casper58,839 people 33.2 2.9 per 1,000 21.7 per 1,000
19 Cheyenne Cheyenne65,239 people 43.8 3.2 per 1,000 31.2 per 1,000
20 Riverton Riverton10,856 people 64.0 7.3 per 1,000 34.8 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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