Reported violent and property crime, police reporting coverage, and Wyoming public-safety context.
Reported violent-crime rate212.5 per 100k2024 · #46 of 50* · highest first
Reported property-crime rate1,321.1 per 100k2024 · #42 of 50* · highest first
Police population reporting coverage89.9%2024 · #45 of 50* · highest first
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Wyoming · 2024: 212.5 per 100k · Rank #46 of 50*, highest first · U.S. benchmark: Not available
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query. These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred. Wyoming's average monthly population coverage fell below 90% in 2018–2019 and again from 2021 through 2024; those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage was lowest in 2021 (77.2%) and 2022 (77.8%). Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
* 89.9% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
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Wyoming · 2024212.5 per 100k
Wyoming rank#46*among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
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* Wyoming comparison caveat: 89.9% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
Reported violent-crime rate
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred. Wyoming's average monthly population coverage fell below 90% in 2018–2019 and again from 2021 through 2024; those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage was lowest in 2021 (77.2%) and 2022 (77.8%). Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
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2024 · Wyoming: 212.5 per 100k · Rank #46 of 50*, highest first · Selected for state comparison
* 89.9% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
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Wyoming Reported violent-crime rate history
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2015
222.3 per 100k
2016
244.8 per 100k
2017
238.2 per 100k
2018
208.6 per 100k
2019
216.1 per 100k
2020
235 per 100k
2021
223.8 per 100k
2022
222.2 per 100k
2023
204.2 per 100k
2024
212.5 per 100k
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Lower value · 102.6 per 100kHigher value · 744.7 per 100kStriped: unavailable
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Wyoming · 212.5 per 100k2024 · Rank #46 of 50*, highest first* 89.9% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.Selected state
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Reported violent-crime rate · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
New Mexico
744.7 per 100k
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#2
Alaska
731.9 per 100k
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#3
Tennessee
604.3 per 100k
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#4
Arkansas
589.6 per 100k
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#5*
Louisiana
504.5 per 100k
82.0% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#6
Colorado
486.8 per 100k
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#7
California
478.4 per 100k
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#8
Kansas
474.7 per 100k
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#9
Missouri
472.7 per 100k
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#10
Michigan
442.6 per 100k
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#11
South Carolina
440.8 per 100k
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#12
Arizona
433 per 100k
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#13
Oklahoma
429.3 per 100k
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#14
Montana
428 per 100k
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#15
Maryland
425.9 per 100k
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#16
Nevada
408.6 per 100k
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#17
Texas
397.8 per 100k
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#18
New York
392.2 per 100k
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#19
North Carolina
382.9 per 100k
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#20
Alabama
380.8 per 100k
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#21
Delaware
368.4 per 100k
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#22*
South Dakota
356.9 per 100k
89.6% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#23*
Indiana
349.2 per 100k
87.2% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#24
Oregon
341.1 per 100k
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#25
Washington
331.8 per 100k
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#26
Georgia
328 per 100k
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#27
Massachusetts
317.9 per 100k
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#28
Ohio
311.9 per 100k
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#29
Illinois
294.5 per 100k
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#30
Wisconsin
287.6 per 100k
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#31
West Virginia
263.8 per 100k
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#32*
Florida
262 per 100k
81.0% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#33
Minnesota
259.4 per 100k
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#34
North Dakota
258 per 100k
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#35
Pennsylvania
251.3 per 100k
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#36
Iowa
247.2 per 100k
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#37
Utah
237.8 per 100k
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#38
Idaho
236.6 per 100k
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#39
Hawaii
230.3 per 100k
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#40
Vermont
227.1 per 100k
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#41
Kentucky
226.7 per 100k
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#42
Nebraska
224.6 per 100k
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#43
Virginia
223.7 per 100k
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#44
New Jersey
221.9 per 100k
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#45*
Mississippi
219.6 per 100k
65.1% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#46*
Wyoming · your comparison
212.5 per 100k
89.9% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#47
Rhode Island
154.9 per 100k
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#48
Connecticut
139.2 per 100k
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#49
New Hampshire
112.3 per 100k
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#50
Maine
102.6 per 100k
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Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
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Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Wyoming's average monthly population coverage fell below 90% in 2018–2019 and again from 2021 through 2024; those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage was lowest in 2021 (77.2%) and 2022 (77.8%).
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 89.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Wyoming's average monthly population coverage fell below 90% in 2018–2019 and again from 2021 through 2024; those years are flagged and may understate reported rates. Coverage was lowest in 2021 (77.2%) and 2022 (77.8%).
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 89.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Firearm deaths include suicide, homicide, and other intents. Mortality is separate from reported crime.
Wyoming · 2024143
Wyoming rank#45among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Firearm deaths
Deaths with firearm injury recorded as the cause, all intents.
Counts reflect population size. They do not measure shootings, crimes, or the effect of a policy.
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Lower value · 55Higher value · 4,389Striped: unavailable
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Wyoming · 1432024 · Rank #45 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Firearm deaths · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
4,389
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#2
Florida
3,191
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#3
California
2,853
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#4
Georgia
1,985
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#5
North Carolina
1,835
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#6
Ohio
1,745
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#7
Pennsylvania
1,624
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#8
Illinois
1,563
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#9
Tennessee
1,448
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#10
Arizona
1,331
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#11
Missouri
1,234
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#12
Michigan
1,228
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#13
Alabama
1,212
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#14
Indiana
1,196
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#15
Virginia
1,153
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#16
South Carolina
1,064
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#17
Louisiana
1,031
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#18
Colorado
961
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#19
Washington
915
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#20
New York
896
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#21
Kentucky
870
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#22
Mississippi
810
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#23
Oklahoma
794
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#24
Wisconsin
735
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#25
Maryland
716
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#26
Oregon
663
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#27
Arkansas
638
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#28
Minnesota
582
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#28
Nevada
582
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#30
New Mexico
563
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#31
Utah
454
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#32
Kansas
446
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#33
New Jersey
393
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#34
Iowa
389
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#35
Idaho
331
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#36
Massachusetts
287
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#37
West Virginia
281
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#38
Montana
247
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#39
Connecticut
224
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#40
Nebraska
218
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#41
Alaska
182
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#42
Maine
181
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#43
South Dakota
159
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#44
New Hampshire
152
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#45
Wyoming · your comparison
143
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#46
Delaware
123
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#47
North Dakota
95
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#48
Vermont
76
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#49
Hawaii
56
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#50
Rhode Island
55
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All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.
Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted firearm death rate
23.4 per 100,000
Method and limitations
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
With a small count, the rate can be statistically unstable; it does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.
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Dalton Banks · Co-sponsored / Bob Davis · Co-sponsored / Lee Filer · Co-sponsored / Rob Geringer · Co-sponsored / Steve Harshman · Co-sponsored / Mike Schmid · Co-sponsored / Art Washut · Sponsored / Robert Wharff · Co-sponsored / Mike Yin · Co-sponsored / Eric Barlow · Co-sponsored / Barry Crago · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
HB0039 (2026) became Chapter 95 when Gov. Mark Gordon signed it on March 7, 2026, effective immediately. It recognizes restoration of firearm rights under the law of the jurisdiction of conviction in Wyoming’s felony-related possession rules. Restoration of firearm rights alone does not restore voting, jury or officeholding rights unless that jurisdiction also restores them. This is a legal-eligibility connection, not evidence of a mortality effect.
2026-03-07: Governor Signed HEA No. 0038 Assigned Chapter 95.
Why this record is included
Firearm homicides are a subset of all-method homicide mortality. The law concerns firearm access following felony convictions and out-of-state restoration, without establishing an effect on homicide. This death-certificate measure is distinct from FBI reported-crime statistics. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Wyoming evidence context: Homicide deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(a) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a violent felony, and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
[…]
(c) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a felony that is not a violent felony and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
[…]
6-10-106. Rights lost by conviction of felony; restoration. (a) A person convicted of a felony is incompetent to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit within this state or to use or knowingly possess any firearm, unless:
[…]
(v) His rights to use and possess firearms are restored pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered. This paragraph shall not be construed to restore rights to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit, unless the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered restore these rights.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Mar 7, 2026 · HB0039 signed · Signed HB0039: Firearms rights-restoration amendments. · Enacted · Chapter 95Governor · HB0039 signed
Signed HB0039: Firearms rights-restoration amendments.
Mar 7, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 95
Gov. Mark Gordon · Signed
FactVote reviewed summary
HB0039 (2026) became Chapter 95 when Gov. Mark Gordon signed it on March 7, 2026, effective immediately. It recognizes restoration of firearm rights under the law of the jurisdiction of conviction in Wyoming’s felony-related possession rules. Restoration of firearm rights alone does not restore voting, jury or officeholding rights unless that jurisdiction also restores them. This is a legal-eligibility connection, not evidence of a mortality effect.
2026-03-07: Governor Signed HEA No. 0038 Assigned Chapter 95.
Why this record is included
Firearm homicides are a subset of all-method homicide mortality. The law concerns firearm access following felony convictions and out-of-state restoration, without establishing an effect on homicide. This death-certificate measure is distinct from FBI reported-crime statistics. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Wyoming evidence context: Homicide deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(a) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a violent felony, and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
[…]
(c) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a felony that is not a violent felony and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
[…]
6-10-106. Rights lost by conviction of felony; restoration. (a) A person convicted of a felony is incompetent to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit within this state or to use or knowingly possess any firearm, unless:
[…]
(v) His rights to use and possess firearms are restored pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered. This paragraph shall not be construed to restore rights to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit, unless the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered restore these rights.
SF0007 (2026) became Chapter 11 when Gov. Mark Gordon signed it on February 27, 2026, effective July 1. Subject to the exceptions in W.S. 6-3-402(g) and (j), it raises maximum misdemeanor penalties for theft below $1,000 to one year and $1,500. It lowers the listed repeat-theft felony threshold from a fifth to a third offense separately brought and tried. These are maximum penalties, not mandatory sentences. The Judiciary Committee sponsored the bill; no individual is labeled its sponsor.
2026-02-27: Governor Signed SEA No. 0009 Assigned Chapter 11.
Why this record is included
Theft overlaps the larceny-theft component of FBI property crime, which also includes burglary and motor-vehicle theft. State offense definitions differ from FBI categories. Changes in maximum penalties do not establish deterrence or a change in the reported crime rate. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Wyoming evidence context: Reported property-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (j) of this section, theft is:
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(iii) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or both, if the value of the property is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
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(j) Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense for theft, shoplifting, larceny, wrongful taking of property, wrongful disposal of property or livestock rustling, any other theft offense under this section, any theft offense under a municipal ordinance or any theft offense pursuant to a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction separately brought and tried shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jan 27, 2023 · SF0183 · Strangulation of a household member-amendments. · Failed · Not enactedWyoming Legislature · SF0183
Strangulation of a household member-amendments.
Jan 27, 2023 · Failed · Not enacted
Bill Landen · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
SF0183 (2023), sponsored by Sen. Bill Landen, proposed replacing the bodily-injury language in the household-member strangulation offense with language about impeding breathing or blood circulation, and covering the nose, mouth or both. It also proposed using the entire household-member definition in W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iv), replacing the narrower reference to subparagraphs (A) through (D), (G) and (H). The Senate did not consider the bill for introduction; it was not enacted. The quoted text is the proposed amended wording, with struck language omitted.
2023-01-27: S Did not Consider for Introduction. The session ended without enactment.
Why this record is included
Serious assaults overlap the aggravated-assault component of FBI violent crime. The proposed strangulation definition concerns a subset of assaults; Wyoming legal definitions are not identical to FBI classifications. It does not establish deterrence, prosecutions or changes in reported crime. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Wyoming evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(a) A person is guilty of strangulation or suffocation of a household member if he intentionally, knowingly or recklessly impedes the normal breathing or circulation of blood of a household member by:
[…]
(ii) Covering the nose, mouth or both of the household member.
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(c) For purposes of this section, "household member" means as defined in W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iv).
Records come from published fact relationships or reviewed topic records with official supporting evidence and verified Wyoming officeholder attribution. Historical executive officials require evidence tied to the action date and are excluded from incumbent proposals. Inclusion follows an explicit topic review, a related state fact, or the action’s title and supporting evidence. Explicit topic reviews take priority; repeated actions use the most recent explicit review for this topic. Duplicate actions attached to several facts appear once. This topic match is not a new finding that an action caused a result, and the reviewed collection is selective. Collection reviewed Sep 11, 2026.
What candidates are saying
Explore statements about crime, victimization, policing and criminal justice from FactVote’s Wyoming candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
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2026 Wyoming U.S. Senate — General Election
1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement
Anyone who has driven through Wyoming has seen the overhead electronic billboard signs displaying critical messages about roadway conditions. These highway bulletins provide vital information related to alerts, closures, and the actual conditions of our windswept highways around the state. Even thos…
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Source topic or question: Crisis on Wyoming highways
Government-published candidate material
Anyone who has driven through Wyoming has seen the overhead electronic billboard signs displaying critical messages about roadway conditions. These highway bulletins provide vital information related to alerts, closures, and the actual conditions of our windswept highways around the state. Even those of us who are proficient in English may have a hard time capturing every word before passing underneath such a sign driving at 80 miles per hour. The idea that federal regulators would allow a non-English speaker—one who cannot read our signs or communicate with law enforcement—behind the wheel of any vehicle, let alone in the driver’s seat of an 18-wheeler, is government malpractice at its best, and intentional callousness for the foreseeable consequences at its worst.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 17, 2026
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Wyoming incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Wyoming legislators and Wyoming’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Wyoming’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
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Art Washut
Wyoming House of Representatives · R–WY
1 proposalView proposals from Art WashutWyoming Legislature · HB0039
Firearms rights-restoration amendments.
Mar 7, 2026 · Enacted · Chapter 95
Dalton Banks · Co-sponsored / Bob Davis · Co-sponsored / Lee Filer · Co-sponsored / Rob Geringer · Co-sponsored / Steve Harshman · Co-sponsored / Mike Schmid · Co-sponsored / Art Washut · Sponsored / Robert Wharff · Co-sponsored / Mike Yin · Co-sponsored / Eric Barlow · Co-sponsored / Barry Crago · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
HB0039 (2026) became Chapter 95 when Gov. Mark Gordon signed it on March 7, 2026, effective immediately. It recognizes restoration of firearm rights under the law of the jurisdiction of conviction in Wyoming’s felony-related possession rules. Restoration of firearm rights alone does not restore voting, jury or officeholding rights unless that jurisdiction also restores them. This is a legal-eligibility connection, not evidence of a mortality effect.
2026-03-07: Governor Signed HEA No. 0038 Assigned Chapter 95.
Why this record is included
Firearm homicides are a subset of all-method homicide mortality. The law concerns firearm access following felony convictions and out-of-state restoration, without establishing an effect on homicide. This death-certificate measure is distinct from FBI reported-crime statistics. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Wyoming evidence context: Homicide deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(a) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a violent felony, and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
[…]
(c) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a felony that is not a violent felony and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) or the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
[…]
6-10-106. Rights lost by conviction of felony; restoration. (a) A person convicted of a felony is incompetent to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit within this state or to use or knowingly possess any firearm, unless:
[…]
(v) His rights to use and possess firearms are restored pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered. This paragraph shall not be construed to restore rights to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit, unless the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction was entered restore these rights.
1 proposalView proposals from Bill LandenWyoming Legislature · SF0183
Strangulation of a household member-amendments.
Jan 27, 2023 · Failed · Not enacted
Bill Landen · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
SF0183 (2023), sponsored by Sen. Bill Landen, proposed replacing the bodily-injury language in the household-member strangulation offense with language about impeding breathing or blood circulation, and covering the nose, mouth or both. It also proposed using the entire household-member definition in W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iv), replacing the narrower reference to subparagraphs (A) through (D), (G) and (H). The Senate did not consider the bill for introduction; it was not enacted. The quoted text is the proposed amended wording, with struck language omitted.
2023-01-27: S Did not Consider for Introduction. The session ended without enactment.
Why this record is included
Serious assaults overlap the aggravated-assault component of FBI violent crime. The proposed strangulation definition concerns a subset of assaults; Wyoming legal definitions are not identical to FBI classifications. It does not establish deterrence, prosecutions or changes in reported crime. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Wyoming evidence context: Reported violent-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(a) A person is guilty of strangulation or suffocation of a household member if he intentionally, knowingly or recklessly impedes the normal breathing or circulation of blood of a household member by:
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(ii) Covering the nose, mouth or both of the household member.
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(c) For purposes of this section, "household member" means as defined in W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iv).
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