Reno, NV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Reno, NV Summary

Crime in Reno research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Reno 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 Reno:

  • There were 8,559 total crimes committed in Reno the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,127.5 total crimes per 100K people in Reno.
  • The overall crime rate in Reno is 34.56% above the national average.
  • Reno ranks #13 safest out of 15 cities in Nevada.
  • Reno ranks #8,270 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.

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Reno Vs Nevada And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Reno is 3,127.5 per 100,000 people. That's 34.56% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.03% higher than the Nevada total crime rate of 2,386.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Reno
/ 100k People
Nevada
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8,559 3,127.5 2,386.9 2,324.2
Murder 11 4.0 5.7 6.3
Robbery 300 109.6 88.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 977 357.0 306.8 268.2
Violent Crime 1,565 571.9 460.3 369.8
Burglary 1,113 406.7 368.8 269.8
Larceny 4,790 1,750.3 1,221.4 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,091 398.7 336.4 282.7
Property Crime 6,994 2,555.6 1,926.6 1,954.4

Reno Crime Compared To Nevada Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Reno

1,565
Violent Crimes
571.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
54.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,565 violent crimes in Reno in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Reno is 571.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Reno each year. That compares to a 1 in 217.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 54.64% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.24% higher than the Nevada violent crime rate of 460.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Reno

6,994
Property Crimes
2,555.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,994 property crimes in Reno in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Reno is 2,555.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Reno each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.65% higher than the Nevada property crime rate of 1,926.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Reno

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sparks, NV 110,475 2,683 2,428.6 2,011.3 417.3

Reno SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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