Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada Crime Rate

5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 1,716,565

Key Insights

→Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has a safety grade of D with a violent crime rate of 429.8 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
→Violent crime dropped 8.6% from the previous year.
→106 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 6.2 per 100K.
→Crime trajectory: improving — based on 5 years of data.
→Safer than 15% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
→Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.16 (near national average).

Violent Crime Rate

429.8

-8.6% YoY

Murder Rate

6.2

106 murders

Property Crime Rate

2622.7

45,021 total

vs National Avg

↑ 20%

National: 359.1

2024 Crime Breakdown

Violent Crime: 7,378

Murder106

Rape886

Robbery1,113

Aggravated Assault5,273

Property Crime: 45,021

Burglary7,922

Larceny-Theft26,856

Motor Vehicle Theft10,243

Arson196

Year-over-Year Comparison

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Violent Rate	Murders	Property Crime	Property Rate
2024	1,716,565	7,378	429.8	106	45,021	2622.7
2023	1,670,226	7,850	470.0	134	51,473	3081.8
2022	1,667,961	8,605	515.9	147	48,669	2917.9
2021	1,685,021	7,890	468.2	152	42,857	2543.4
2020	1,693,061	8,934	527.7	96	37,426	2210.6

Crime Rate Trends

Murder Rate Trend

Safety Grade for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Based on violent crime rate of 429.8 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)

Crime Trajectory

📈 Improving

How is this calculated? →

Safety Percentile

Safer than 15% of cities

Crime Personality: Balanced

Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.

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National Arrest Demographics

The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.

Full Arrest Demographics by Race →Racial Disparities Analysis →Crime Statistics by Race →Who Commits Crime? →

Related Analysis

The Great Crime Decline →Gun Violence Data →Violent Crime Overview →Property Crime →

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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.