In 2025, Gillette police reported 75 violent crimes (221 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 1 robberies and 56 aggravated assaults, plus 467 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 33,936. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 3 large Wyoming cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency WY0030100, 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.
Gillette's violent-crime rate of 221 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 28% higher than the Wyoming rate (173) and 31% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 452 residents, or about 1.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Gillette ranks 287th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 117th for murder (2 murders, 5.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 75% of Gillette's violent crimes and robberies 1%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,376 per 100,000, 36% higher than Wyoming overall. Gillette police logged 28 vehicle thefts (83 per 100,000, 310th of 351; Wyoming: 76) and 21 burglaries (62 per 100,000, less than half the state).
The closest city we cover is Casper, 107 miles south; its violent-crime rate (320) is 45% higher than Gillette's.
Out-of-state cities near Gillette's size (33,936 residents): Bangor, ME at 242 violent crimes per 100,000 and Texarkana, TX at 652.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Gillette had 221 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 28% higher than the statewide 173. It is 3rd 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.
Gillette police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 5.9 per 100,000 residents. The Wyoming rate was 3.1 and the national rate 4.1.
28 vehicles were reported stolen in Gillette in 2025, 83 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 310th of 351 cities on this site.