Cheyenne, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cheyenne, WY Summary

Crime in Cheyenne research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cheyenne over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cheyenne:

  • There were 2,542 total crimes committed in Cheyenne the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,914.3 total crimes per 100K people in Cheyenne.
  • The overall crime rate in Cheyenne is 68.42% above the national average.
  • Cheyenne ranks #35 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Cheyenne ranks #8,903 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cheyenne Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cheyenne is 3,914.3 per 100,000 people. That's 68.42% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 112.18% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cheyenne
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,542 3,914.3 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 16 24.6 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 102 157.1 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 181 278.7 234.2 369.8
Burglary 272 418.8 210.4 269.8
Larceny 1,821 2,804.1 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 268 412.7 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 2,361 3,635.6 1,610.6 1,954.4

Cheyenne Crime Compared To Wyoming Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wyoming.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cheyenne

181
Violent Crimes
278.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 181 violent crimes in Cheyenne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cheyenne is 278.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 358.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cheyenne each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 18.99% higher than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cheyenne

2,361
Property Crimes
3,635.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
86.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,361 property crimes in Cheyenne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cheyenne is 3,635.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cheyenne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 86.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 125.73% higher than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cheyenne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Collins, CO 168,045 4,919 2,927.2 2,605.8 321.3
Windsor, CO 38,498 232 602.6 574.1 28.6
Laramie, WY 32,009 435 1,359.0 1,252.8 106.2

Cheyenne SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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