Sheridan, WY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sheridan, WY Summary

Crime in Sheridan research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sheridan over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Sheridan:

  • There were 363 total crimes committed in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,873.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sheridan.
  • The overall crime rate in Sheridan is -19.38% below the national average.
  • Sheridan ranks #26 safest out of 36 cities in Wyoming.
  • Sheridan ranks #6,251 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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Sheridan Vs Wyoming And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sheridan is 1,873.7 per 100,000 people. That's -19.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.57% higher than the Wyoming total crime rate of 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sheridan
/ 100k People
Wyoming
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 363 1,873.7 1,844.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 2 10.3 11.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 129.0 162.6 268.2
Violent Crime 27 139.4 234.2 369.8
Burglary 29 149.7 210.4 269.8
Larceny 294 1,517.6 1,234.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 67.1 165.5 282.7
Property Crime 336 1,734.4 1,610.6 1,954.4

Sheridan 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 Sheridan

27
Violent Crimes
139.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sheridan is 139.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 717.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sheridan each year. That compares to a 1 in 426.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -40.50% lower than the Wyoming violent crime rate of 234.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sheridan

336
Property Crimes
1,734.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 336 property crimes in Sheridan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sheridan is 1,734.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sheridan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.68% higher than the Wyoming property crime rate of 1,610.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sheridan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Buffalo, WY 4,567 47 1,029.1 941.5 87.6

Sheridan SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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