Gillette, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gillette, WY Summary

Crime in Gillette research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Gillette 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 Gillette:

  • There were 741 total crimes committed in Gillette the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,292.7 total crimes per 100K people in Gillette.
  • The overall crime rate in Gillette is -1.36% below the national average.
  • Gillette ranks #28 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Gillette ranks #7,132 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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Gillette Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gillette is 2,292.7 per 100,000 people. That's -1.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.28% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gillette
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 741 2,292.7 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 3 9.3 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 72 222.8 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 105 324.9 234.2 369.8
Burglary 41 126.9 210.4 269.8
Larceny 571 1,766.7 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 74.3 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 636 1,967.8 1,610.6 1,954.4

Gillette 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 Gillette

105
Violent Crimes
324.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 105 violent crimes in Gillette in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gillette is 324.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 307.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gillette each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 38.70% higher than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gillette

636
Property Crimes
1,967.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 636 property crimes in Gillette in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gillette is 1,967.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gillette each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.18% higher than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Gillette SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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