Desert Shores, Las Vegas, NV Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Desert Shores in green. The most dangerous areas in Desert Shores are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Desert Shores, Las Vegas, NV Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Desert Shores is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of neighborhoods are safer and 61% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Desert Shores's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Desert Shores is 0.0524 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Desert Shores generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Desert Shores may be as high as 1 in 12,649 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,191 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Desert Shores, Las Vegas, NV: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Desert Shores has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Desert Shores's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Desert Shores to the Nevada state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Desert Shores is safer than the Nevada state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Desert Shores, Las Vegas, NV

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Desert Shores about $1,289,384 in 2025, or roughly $99 per resident. This is part of Desert Shores's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Desert Shores, including every crime type and how Desert Shores compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Desert Shores's crime maps on the Desert Shores overall crime page.

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Individual Desert Shores Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Desert Shores is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Desert Shores.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
The Pueblo, Las Vegas, NV	B-	B+	B-	B
Pioneer Park, Las Vegas, NV	C	B-	C-	B-
Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV	C-	C+	C-	C
Lone Mountain, Las Vegas, NV	B+	B+	B+	B
Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV	B-	B	B-	A-
Angel Park Lindell, Las Vegas, NV	C	B-	C	B-
The Trails, Las Vegas, NV	B+	B+	B+	A-
Charleston Heights, Las Vegas, NV	C-	C	C-	C
North Cheyenne, Las Vegas, NV	C+	C+	C+	C+
Summerlin North, Las Vegas, NV	A-	A-	A-	A-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Desert Shores is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South Redlands, Redlands, CA	B	B-	B-	A-
Congress Heights, Washington, DC	D-	F	F	F
Martin Luther King, Austin, TX	C-	D	D	C
Black Forest, Colorado Springs, CO	B-	B-	B-	B-
Colorado University, Boulder, CO	D-	D+	D+	F
Old Everett, Lansing, MI	C-	F	F	D+
Downtown Cleveland, Cleveland, OH	F	F	F	D
Sugerloaf, San Mateo, CA	B-	B-	B-	D+
South Ironbound, Newark, NJ	B	B	B	C+
Park Hills, Yonkers, NY	B	C-	C-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Desert Shores, Las Vegas, NV average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Desert Shores schools on SchoolGrade

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