Las Vegas, NM Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Las Vegas, NM Summary

Crime in Las Vegas research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Las Vegas over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Las Vegas:

  • There were 476 total crimes committed in Las Vegas the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,619.5 total crimes per 100K people in Las Vegas.
  • The overall crime rate in Las Vegas is 55.73% above the national average.
  • Las Vegas ranks #52 safest out of 65 cities in New Mexico.
  • Las Vegas ranks #8,696 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in New Mexico

Las Vegas Vs New Mexico And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Las Vegas is 3,619.5 per 100,000 people. That's 55.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.02% lower than the New Mexico total crime rate of 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Las Vegas
/ 100k People
New Mexico
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 476 3,619.5 3,620.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 7.6 7.8 6.3
Robbery 8 60.8 99.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 113 859.3 615.9 268.2
Violent Crime 134 1,018.9 778.3 369.8
Burglary 70 532.3 648.8 269.8
Larceny 231 1,756.5 1,765.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 311.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 342 2,600.6 2,841.9 1,954.4

Las Vegas Crime Compared To New Mexico Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Mexico.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Las Vegas

134
Violent Crimes
1,018.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
175.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 134 violent crimes in Las Vegas in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Las Vegas is 1,018.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Las Vegas each year. That compares to a 1 in 128.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 175.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 30.92% higher than the New Mexico violent crime rate of 778.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Las Vegas

342
Property Crimes
2,600.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 342 property crimes in Las Vegas in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Las Vegas is 2,600.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Las Vegas each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.49% lower than the New Mexico property crime rate of 2,841.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Las Vegas

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Santa Fe, NM 88,705 5,152 5,808.0 4,884.7 923.3

Las Vegas SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
10
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