#1Thermopolis
Hot Springs County · 2,721 people7.57 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.5, property 5.6
Thermopolis, #1 on this list · Photo: Jonathan Green · CC BY-SA 4.0Wyoming rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Wyoming
Thermopolis reports the least crime per resident of Wyoming’s 19 towns with crime figures for 2023–2025; 1 of the 19 grade A− or better on safety nationally.
Crimes reported by each town’s own police, 2023–2025, per 1,000 residents, violent crimes counted four times. The same measure as the Safety grade. How grades work
#1A−
#2Buffalo
Johnson County · 4,733 people10.93 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.8, property 7.5
#3Jackson
Teton County · 10,720 people11.94 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 1.5, property 5.8
All 19 towns
Weighted crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first, to two decimals (the sort uses the exact rate, so there are no rounding ties). Grade = the national Safety grade.
19 towns ranked. Not here? See towns without their own figures.
#TownWeighted rateViolentPropertyGrade
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Last on the list: Riverton, 64.02. The rate counts crimes reported to police, not how safe any one street feels.
Not ranked
9 towns without figures of their own
These towns of 2,500+ are not on the list because there are no police figures for them alone for all of 2023–2025, from the FBI or the state. In 2025 the FBI’s tables list State Police figures for 0 of Wyoming’s counties and county sheriff figures for 21; those cover many towns at once and can’t be split by town, so they aren’t ranked here. Their other grades stand; the overall grade uses the rest.
- Bar Nunn Natrona County · 3,012 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Evansville Natrona County · 2,875 people: figures for 2023 only (all three years are needed).
- Fox Farm-College Laramie County · 4,019 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Lander Fremont County · 7,379 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Ranchettes Laramie County · 5,949 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Rawlins Carbon County · 7,745 people: figures for 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- South Greeley Laramie County · 4,631 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Warren AFB Laramie County · 2,936 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Wheatland Platte County · 3,516 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which is the safest town in Wyoming?
Thermopolis (Hot Springs County) reports the least crime per resident: 7.57 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year over 2023–2025 (0.49 violent and 5.62 property crimes per 1,000), from its police department’s reports to the FBI. Buffalo (10.93) and Jackson (11.94) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By crimes reported by each town’s police per 1,000 residents over three years (FBI figures, or the state’s own where the FBI table lacks a year), with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. It is the same measure as the Safety grade on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list needs 2,500+ residents and the town’s own police figures for all three years. 9 Wyoming towns of 2,500+ lack them; they are listed above with the reason. Smaller towns have a Safety grade on their page but no rank.
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