Now let us turn to take a look at how Las Vegas does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Las Vegas is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data. However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Las Vegas has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average.
Relative to Nevada, Las Vegas has a crime rate that is higher than 90% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. Based on FBI crime data, Las Vegas is not one of the safest communities in America. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Las Vegas is 1 in 33. The crime rate in Las Vegas is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 30 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate.
