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Las Vegas Area Crime Statistics

While crime and the safety of certain neighborhoods are obvious concerns of buyers moving to a new home, it is against the law for real estate agents to give any personal opinions that may be considered steering buyers to or away from any particular area of town.

However, the following graphs and links should serve as a great resource if you’re interested in learning more about Las Vegas crime statistics.

Between 1999 and 2008 there were 626,873 total crimes reported in Las Vegas, Nevada (97,379 of them violent). Of the 62,687 crimes that take place per year in Las Vegas, close to 50% transpire less than one mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Las Vegas, Nevada every 8 minutes. This includes 1,277 murders, 5,818 rapes, and just about three hundred and ninety-nine thousand thefts (including 140,592 car thefts). Source: RecordsPedia
In the course of the most recent 10 years,throughout that period, reported crime in Las Vegas had risen by 28%. Throughout that same period of time, violent crime climbed by 54%. By and large, the crime data indicate a general rise in crime over the last 10 years in Las Vegas. Source: RecordsPedia
For more information, and a description of the statistical methods and data algorithms used by RecordsPedia, the developer of these charts, please visit their methodology section.

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