Las Vegas Crime Index

Crime rate & statistics

Las Vegas Crime Rate & Safety Statistics

How the valley compares to national norms once tourist volume is taken into account.

C+Overall grade

Key indices

Las Vegas crime at a glance

Index values are scaled so that 100 equals the U.S. average.

C+
Overall safety grade
77
Overall crime index
23% below the national average
80
Violent crime index
20% below the national average
88
Property crime index
12% below the national average
63th
Percentile among U.S. cities
higher = more crime

Your odds

Estimated victimization risk

Calibrated against national benchmark rates and expressed as everyday odds.

1 in 283
Chance of violent crime / yr
1 in 46
Chance of property crime / yr
353
Violent crimes / 100k
estimated annual rate
2,193
Property crimes / 100k
estimated annual rate

Trend

Is crime rising or falling in Las Vegas?

Reported incidents per month over the most recent year of data.

May: 10,570Jun: 9,889Jul: 10,206Aug: 10,163Sep: 9,892Oct: 9,967Nov: 9,328Dec: 9,474Jan: 9,816Feb: 8,548Mar: 9,942Apr: 294
MayReported incidents per monthApr
+16.3%
Month over month
-1.4%
Year over year
9,942
Reports last full month

Context

How to read these numbers

Las Vegas crime statistics carry an asterisk most cities do not: tens of millions of annual visitors inflate raw counts without showing up in the resident population that rates are divided by. Read carefully, the valley's property crime sits somewhat above average and violent crime is concentrated in the resort and central corridors, while the outer suburbs post numbers that would feel at home in any quiet metro.

We convert the valley's crime indices into estimated rates per 100,000 residents using national benchmark rates, then restate them as plain odds such as an annual “1 in N” chance. Indices are scaled so 100 equals the national average, and letter grades sort each area onto an A-to-F curve calibrated across U.S. cities so comparisons stay consistent.