CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Cheyenne Police Department

Crime in Cheyenne, WY

The violent crime rate in Cheyenne is 270 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 38% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −12% compared with the previous 12 months.

A view over Cheyenne, Wyoming, toward downtown.
Photo: Vasiliymeshko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

270 per 100,000 residents, per year

178 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−12% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,267 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,492 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−16% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,538 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,670 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 65,811, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Cheyenne sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

270

Cheyenne has the 190th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 112 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Cheyenne; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Ann Arbor, MI286185
Laredo, TX285186
Boynton Beach, FL278187
Fort Wayne, IN276188
Boise, ID273189
Cheyenne, WY270190
El Paso, TX270191
Kent, WA264192
Irving, TX259193
Peoria, AZ255194
Anne Arundel County, MD (County Police)255195

The places closest to Cheyenne in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Cheyenne crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Cheyenne Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Cheyenne and the 6 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Cheyenne, 6 have a higher violent crime rate and 2 a lower one. The closest is Fort Collins, CO, 43 miles away.

Cheyenne and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Cheyenne, WY270
Fort Collins, CO24243 mi
Thornton, CO23584 mi
Denver, CO79394 mi
Aurora, CO71198 mi
Lakewood, CO590100 mi
Casper, WY327143 mi
Colorado Springs, CO657156 mi
Rapid City, SD740219 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent23.0—+100%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Cheyenne Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −12%

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Violent crimes per month in Cheyenne, WY, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202521Sep 202414
Oct 202513Oct 202423
Nov 202526Nov 202422
Dec 202510Dec 202417
Jan 202614Jan 202513
Feb 202610Feb 202515
Mar 202613Mar 202512
Apr 202612Apr 202517
May 202614May 202514
Jun 202613Jun 202525
Jul 202621Jul 202517
Aug 202611Aug 202514

Homicides 2 vs. 1

012SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug01
Homicides per month in Cheyenne, WY, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20251Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20260Aug 20251

0 in 2026 through August, 1 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Cheyenne, WY
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026111110
Jul 2026211110
Jun 202613970
May 2026141340
Apr 2026121130
Mar 2026131090
Feb 2026101130
Jan 2026141210
Dec 2025101350
Nov 2025261561
Oct 2025131340
Sep 2025211581
Aug 2025141531
Jul 2025171580
Jun 2025251510
May 2025141530
Apr 2025171410
Mar 2025121520
Feb 2025151490
Jan 2025131380
Dec 2024171650
Nov 2024221270
Oct 2024231370
Sep 2024141590
Aug 202481850
Jul 2024321870
Jun 2024251770
May 2024171860
Apr 2024111610
Mar 2024151602
Feb 2024211620
Jan 2024131680
Dec 202371810
Nov 2023151460
Oct 2023211950
Sep 2023182040

How Cheyenne compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
171Flathead County, MT (Sheriff)32057368,046Jun 2026
179Idaho Falls, ID30282370,454Aug 2026
190Cheyenne, WY2702,26765,811Aug 2026
216Portland, ME2281,78069,840Mar 2026
218Bonneville County, ID (Sheriff)22654764,704Sep 2026
257Jupiter, FL14250063,447Jul 2026
258Rockville, MD1401,20068,690Jun 2026
259Kootenai County, ID (Sheriff)13968169,575Aug 2026
279Palm Beach Gardens, FL1041,23964,337Jun 2026
300Putnam County, FL (Sheriff)5244762,038Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Cheyenne in population, Cheyenne included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
168Casper, WY3271,85958,701Aug 2026
190Cheyenne, WY2702,26765,811Aug 2026

All 2 places in Wyoming on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
40Denver, CO7933,938733,212Sep 2026
49Rapid City, SD7403,93281,185Jul 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
78Lakewood, CO5904,371157,016Jul 2026
168Casper, WY3271,85958,701Aug 2026
190Cheyenne, WY2702,26765,811Aug 2026
205Fort Collins, CO2421,491171,159Jul 2026
209Thornton, CO2352,032147,837Sep 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Cheyenne by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Cheyenne side by side with Casper, Palm Beach Gardens or Jupiter, or with any other place.

Other cities in Wyoming

1 city page, closest first

Wyoming as a whole has 185 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Cheyenne’s rate is 47% above the state’s.

Casper

All 2 cities in Wyoming

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Cheyenne safe?

By reported violent crime, Cheyenne is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 270 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −12% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Cheyenne?

This site does not have one for Cheyenne. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Cheyenne compares with nearby places such as Fort Collins, CO instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Cheyenne?

270 violent and 2,267 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 1,670 incidents reported to Cheyenne Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026.

Is crime in Cheyenne going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −12% and property crime −16% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Cheyenne had in 2026?

Cheyenne Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 2, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Cheyenne Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WY0110100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Cheyenne

12 months to August 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

WY0110100
Source
Cheyenne Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WY0110100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Cheyenne Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)