Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sheridan, WY Crime Grade
How Sheridan grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Wyoming — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wyoming
1/10
vs. Wyoming cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Sheridan, WY was 104.6 per 100,000 residents (21 incidents over a population of 20,083). That puts Sheridan 68% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 43% below the Wyoming statewide rate of 184.2.
That ranks Sheridan #1,183 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 69% of them, and #2 of 11 in Wyoming. Violent crime is down 23% year over year and up 27% over the last five years.
Sheridan, WY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Wyoming Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 104.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,183 of 3,771
- WY rank
- #2 of 11
- Safer than
- 69% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 23%
- 5-year change
- up 27%
- Population
- 20,083
- Reporting agency
- Sheridan Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Sheridan Police Department (FBI ORI WY0170100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sheridan (red), Wyoming (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sheridan vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 82.6(15) | 149.7(29) | 92.4(18) | 136.3(27) | 104.6(21) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 10.3(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 15.4(3) | 10.1(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 10.3(2) | 5.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 82.6(15) | 129.0(25) | 71.9(14) | 126.2(25) | 99.6(20) |
| Property crime | 1327.3(241) | 1744.7(338) | 1129.8(220) | 1014.7(201) | 926.2(186) |
| Burglary | 104.6(19) | 149.7(29) | 102.7(20) | 95.9(19) | 84.6(17) |
| Larceny | 1112.5(202) | 1517.6(294) | 975.8(190) | 838.0(166) | 791.7(159) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 99.1(18) | 67.1(13) | 46.2(9) | 60.6(12) | 49.8(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Sheridan, WY Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Sheridan Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Sheridan calculated?
- Sheridan's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Wyoming state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Wyoming cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Sheridan Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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