Crime & Safety in Evanston
Evanston's cited crime data carries a real, disclosed, genuinely unfavorable NeighborhoodScout reading this record does not soften, alongside a conflicting citation from a different source.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed unfavorable within-state comparison
Evanston's overall crime rate (20 per 1,000 residents) runs higher than approximately 96% of Wyoming's own cities and towns of all sizes -- the least favorable within-state standing among this project's four Wyoming Tier A markets.
Violent and property crime specifics
Violent crime specifically was cited at approximately 1-in-254, and property crime at approximately 1-in-61, per NeighborhoodScout.
A conflicting citation, disclosed honestly
A separate, less rigorously-sourced 2026 citation offered a conflicting "A-" overall crime grade -- this record discloses that conflicting figure directly rather than omitting it, while treating the FBI-data-based NeighborhoodScout citation as more methodologically consistent with this dataset's other markets.
Key takeaways
- Evanston's crime rate runs higher than 96% of Wyoming's own cities and towns -- the least favorable reading among this dataset's four Wyoming markets.
- Violent crime specifically runs at approximately 1-in-254 per NeighborhoodScout.
- A separate, conflicting citation exists and is disclosed directly rather than omitted.
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