Nevada Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Nevada in green. The most dangerous areas in Nevada 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 Nevada Safe from Murder?

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US state. Nevada is in the 37th percentile for safety, meaning 63% of states are safer and 37% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Nevada's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Nevada is 0.0744 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Nevada generally consider the south part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Nevada may be as high as 1 in 3,367 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,140 in the south part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Nevada: about 92 per year. The northeast part of Nevada has fewer cases of murder with only 3 in a typical year.

How Nevada's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Nevada is as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Nevada

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Nevada about $456,376,420 in 2025, or roughly $140 per resident. This is part of Nevada's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Nevada, including every crime type and how Nevada compares to other states.

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 Nevada's crime maps on the Nevada overall crime page.

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Individual Nevada Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of murder in Nevada is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Nevada.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
California	C	D	D+	B-
Utah	C-	B	C	A
Arizona	B-	C	C+	C
Wyoming	B+	A	A	B+
Colorado	F	D-	F	C
New Mexico	F	F	D-	F
Nebraska	C+	B+	C+	A-
Kansas	D+	C-	C	B
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D	C-
Iowa	B+	B	B+	A+

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Nevada is higher versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tennessee	D	D-	D-	D-
Massachusetts	A+	C+	C+	A+
Michigan	B	D+	D+	C-
Minnesota	C	B	B	B+
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	B
Missouri	D	D	D	D-
Nebraska	C+	B+	B+	A-
Rhode Island	A	A	A	A+
South Dakota	C	C	C	C+
Alaska	C+	F	F	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Nevada average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Nevada schools on SchoolGrade

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