Community Safety

Sheridan County is a very safe and friendly place to:

• Do business
• Raise a family
• Retire
• Enjoy year-round recreational activities
  

Like one big neighborhood -- neighbor helping neighbor -- family and community values are strong in Sheridan County.

Law Enforcement services are provided by the City of Sheridan Police Department, the Sheridan County Sheriff's Department, and the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Sheridan College campus security officers patrol the campus as well.

In 2006, more than 118 full-time personnel (civilian and law enforcement) served the Sheridan County area, 74 of whom are law enforcement officers.  Sheridan County boasts a ratio of  2.67 law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents, compared to the national average (law enforcement personnel: 1,000 residents) of 2.3 and a mountain region average of 1.8.

Source:  U.S. Department of Justice  -- Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports; Sheridan Police Department, Sheridan County Sheriff's Department