Wyoming’s Safest Cities of 2026

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According to our most recent State of Safety report, people in Wyoming feel safer in their state and worry less about crime and safety than most Americans. In fact, they're less concerned about violent crime and property crime than the year before, even though they reported more first-hand experiences with both types of crimes. 

The violent crime rate in Wyoming is 2.51 incidents per 1,000 people, which is lower than the national average of 4.43. We weren't able to report a statewide violent crime rate over the last couple of years due to insufficient data, but in our 2023 report, Wyoming reported a slightly lower violent crime rate of 2.4.

Property crime in The Cowboy State decreased slightly in recent years, falling from 18.6 incidents per 1,000 people in 2023 to 18.54 incidents in this year's report. That's lower than the national property crime rate of 22.89. 

When asked if they feel safe in their state, Wyomingites continued to report one of the highest confidence levels nationwide, but it slipped slightly from 68% to 65%. The national average is 52%.

When asked if they felt concerned about their overall safety and security on a daily basis, 37% of our Wyoming participants said yes. That's higher than the year before (30%) but below the national average of 46%.

Wyoming residents report extremely low levels of concern about property crime even though they're among those most likely to have experienced property crime first-hand. 

• 29% said they experienced a property crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 30% the year before (US 21%). 
• Only residents of Alaska were more likely to have experienced a property crime (30%). 
• Concern about property crime fell from 49% to 31% (US 46%).
• Only residents of Maine worry less about property crime (29%). 
• 35% experienced a package theft in the 12 months prior to our survey, up from 33% the last two years in a row (US 31%).
• Concern about package theft rose from 32% to 35% year over year (US 44%). 
• Wyoming residents prefer to protect their property with firearms (56%), security cameras (43%), and guard dogs (40%).
• Wyomingites are more likely to protect their property with firearms than residents of any other state. 

• 39% said they experienced a cyber crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 44% the year before (US 27%).
• Wyomingites reported the highest level of cyber crime experiences in the country. 
• 67% say they're worried about cyber crime, up from 64% the year before (US 64%).
• Wyoming residents are more likely to use all types of cyber protection than the average American.
• 13% said they use no cyber protection, down from 28% the year before (US 27%). 

Reports of personal experience with violent crime in The Cowboy State increased year over year and now sit above the national average. However, Wyomingites' feel less worried about violent crime than last year, and they reported the lowest level of concern nationwide.

• 17% said they experienced a violent crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, up from 14% the year before (US 12%). 
• Wyomingites reported the sixth highest level of violent crime experience nationwide. 
• Concern about violent crime fell from 44% to 35% year over year, which is the lowest percentage nationwide (US 55%).
• 43% say they carry some form of personal protection.
• Wyoming residents prefer to protect themselves with firearms (70%), pocket knives (60%), and pepper spray (23%). 

• 8% said they experienced gun violence in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 9% the year before (US 9%).
• Concern about gun violence rose slightly from 31% to 32% year over year (US 55%).
• Only South Dakotans worry less about gun violence than Wyomingites.
• 1 mass shooting event occurred in Wyoming in 2025. 

For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• 14 cities met the criteria for ranking this year.
• Douglas is the safest city in Wyoming this year, and it's seen a 68% decrease in violent crime over the last two years. 
• 1 robbery was reported in Wyoming's 10 safest cities. It happened in Gillette.
• 1 murder was reported. It happened in Rock Springs.
• 6 of the 10 safest cities saw year-over-year declines in both property crime and violent crime: Douglas, Cody, Green River, Laramie, Rock Springs, and Gillette. Gillette's crime rates actually decreased for the second year in a row. 
• Sheridan has seen a 42% decrease in property crime over the last two years. 

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