In 2025, Cheyenne police reported 197 violent crimes (299 per 100,000 residents), including 3 murders, 22 robberies and 136 aggravated assaults, plus 1,770 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 65,811. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 3 large Wyoming cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency WY0110100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper | 320 | 188 | 1 | 1,813 | Totals |
| Cheyenne | 299 | 197 | 3 | 2,690 | Totals |
| Gillette | 221 | 75 | 2 | 1,376 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Cheyenne's violent-crime rate of 299 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 73% higher than the Wyoming rate (173) and 7% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 334 residents, or about 3.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Cheyenne ranks 233rd for violent crime, in the lower half, and 148th for murder (3 murders, 4.6 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 69% of Cheyenne's violent crimes and robberies 11%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 2,690 per 100,000, 2.7 times Wyoming overall. Cheyenne police logged 122 vehicle thefts (185 per 100,000, 216th of 351; Wyoming: 76) and 284 burglaries (432 per 100,000, 3.2 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Fort Collins, 42 miles south in Colorado; its violent-crime rate (289) is about even with Cheyenne's.
Out-of-state cities near Cheyenne's size (65,811 residents): Victoria, TX at 364 violent crimes per 100,000 and Bellevue, NE at 108.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Cheyenne had 299 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 73% higher than the statewide 173. It is 2nd highest of the 3 Wyoming cities on this site; Casper is highest at 320. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Cheyenne police reported 3 murders for 2025, a rate of 4.6 per 100,000 residents. The Wyoming rate was 3.1 and the national rate 4.1.
122 vehicles were reported stolen in Cheyenne in 2025, 185 per 100,000 residents. That is about even with the national rate of 195 and ranks 216th of 351 cities on this site.