Las Vegas has highest property crime rate among Nevada cities

The Center Square

September 25, 2020

Las Vegas

Las Vegas experienced the highest property crime rate – 2,838.3 per 100,000 people – among the cities with populations of 20,000 or more in Nevada, according to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St.

The city recorded 46,673 property crimes in 2018, including 11,968 burglaries and 7,949 vehicle thefts, the analysis states. The poverty rate in the city at that time was 15.8 percent.+

Because property crimes are often committed to gain money or other benefits, cities with higher property crime rates often have elevated poverty rates, according to 24/7 Wall St. They often exceed the overall U.S. poverty rate of 14.1 percent, the report says.

About 7.2 million property crimes were recorded nationwide in 2018, which breaks down to 2,199.5 such crimes per 100,000 people, according to the analysis. The website’s report is based on the FBI’s 2018 Uniform Crime Report.

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Cities With the Highest Property Crime Rates in Each State

State	County With Highest Property Crime Risk	# of Property Crimes per 100,000 People	# of Property Crimes in 2018	# of Burglaries in 2018	# of Vehicle Thefts in 2018	Poverty Rate in 2018
Alabama	Anniston	7,854.8	1,696	413	152	29.1%
Alaska	Anchorage	3,300.5	14,389	2,068	2,823	9.2%
Arizona	Tucson	2,676.8	26,623	3,257	2,568	23.4%
Arkansas	Hot Springs	7,004.3	2,592	740	201	25.8%
California	West Hollywood	5,603.3	2,100	240	93	13.0%
Colorado	Englewood	6,106.4	2,139	173	326	15.1%
Connecticut	Waterbury	3,923.3	4,252	546	838	23.0%
Delaware	Wilmington	4,921.5	3,502	567	452	25.1%
Florida	Miami Beach	7,475.7	6,947	646	399	14.9%
Georgia	East Point	12,004.7	4,260	531	584	22.4%
Hawaii	Honolulu	2,941.5	28,886	3,577	4,191	11.3%
Idaho	Lewiston	3,056.2	1,007	140	63	14.5%
Illinois	Lansing	5,465.2	1,525	116	108	14.6%
Indiana	Mishawaka	5,120.7	2,525	248	245	16.2%
Kansas	Wichita	5,619.0	22,011	3,412	2,773	16.2%
Kentucky	Bowling Green	4,851.5	3,312	414	217	25.2%
Louisiana	Hammond	10,335.8	2,124	622	117	31.6%
Maine	Bangor	4,095.0	1,300	89	60	22.5%
Maryland	Salisbury	4,665.0	1,548	195	41	25.1%
Massachusetts	Holyoke	4,052.4	1,640	246	119	29.7%
Michigan	Kalamazoo	5,031.6	3,825	842	337	30.4%
Minnesota	Roseville	4,983.5	1,829	176	86	9.7%
Mississippi	Pascagoula	6,119.0	1,325	187	62	24.0%
Missouri	Springfield	7,019.2	11,830	1,975	1,470	24.8%
Montana	Helena	5,310.7	1,694	184	136	15.7%
Nebraska	North Platte	4,231.5	1,006	193	71	15.3%
Nevada	Las Vegas	2,838.3	46,673	11,968	7,949	15.8%
New Hampshire	Rochester	2,914.7	902	82	45	12.0%
New Jersey	Millville	4,371.9	1,217	149	27	19.2%
New Mexico	Gallup	6,892.6	1,515	351	164	29.2%
New York	Binghamton	4,218.3	1,893	427	59	33.2%
North Carolina	Kinston	6,415.6	1,305	313	49	29.4%
North Dakota	Fargo	3,147.2	3,931	695	309	13.0%
Ohio	Chillicothe	7,564.9	1,622	220	57	18.6%
Oklahoma	Tulsa	5,430.5	21,893	4,800	3,259	19.7%
Oregon	Roseburg	5,982.3	1,338	157	84	15.1%
Pennsylvania	Upper Merion Township	3,602.5	1,105	30	19	—
Rhode Island	Providence	3,152.0	5,679	931	552	26.0%
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach	10,547.1	3,553	410	260	22.4%
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	2,932.3	5,288	652	544	11.3%
Tennessee	Memphis	6,405.6	41,779	8,494	4,450	26.8%
Texas	Texarkana	5,109.5	1,914	348	139	23.0%
Utah	South Salt Lake	7,138.3	1,796	237	313	21.8%
Vermont	Burlington	1,982.8	837	120	13	24.7%
Virginia	Portsmouth	5,282.4	4,977	958	368	17.2%
Washington	Tukwila	16,763.6	3,401	273	572	19.1%
West Virginia	Charleston	6,010.1	2,853	660	246	20.6%
Wisconsin	Superior	4,275.7	1,114	150	82	15.0%
Wyoming	Cheyenne	3,987.3	2,559	280	216	10.7%