Old Northwest-West University, Reno, NV Property Crime Rates and Maps
Old Northwest-West University is a neighborhood of 22,400 residents in Reno, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Old Northwest-West University?
Old Northwest-West University grades B for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 72% of Americans live. Theft makes up 48% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B-. Reno as a whole grades B+ for property crime.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 623 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
28% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Old Northwest-West University as a whole, and 72% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Old Northwest-West University scores 623.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
Property crime map of Old Northwest-West University
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Old Northwest-West University, Reno, NV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Old Northwest-West University in Reno, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Old Northwest-West University
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages more often than nationally. In Reno as a whole, 49% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
How Old Northwest-West University compares within Reno
Most of Old Northwest-West University grades well for property crime: 64% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 3% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Old Northwest-West University run from B to D+.
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A or B 64%C 33%D or F 3%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Old Northwest-West University has less property crime than 4 of the 10 neighborhoods in Reno. It covers much of the Northeast and Old Northwest-West University areas.
Is property crime going up in Reno?
Reported property crime in Reno as a whole peaked in 2021 and has fallen 16% since, back near its 2019 level. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 23 to 24 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
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Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments that serve Reno. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Reno
Property, US
2016
+45%
+15%
2017
+38%
+12%
2018
+7%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+14%
-8%
2021
+28%
-10%
2022
+17%
-6%
2023
+18%
-7%
2024
+7%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Old Northwest-West University
CrimeGrade™ estimates Old Northwest-West University has about 33 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% more than the US as a whole and close to Reno as a whole.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Old Northwest-West University, about 48% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Reno
The Reno Police Department polices Old Northwest-West University; these figures cover Reno as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Reno as a whole, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 39% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (31%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Old Northwest-West University and nearby neighborhoods
Old Northwest-West University has more property crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Northwest and Foothill Meadows have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Old Northwest-West University. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Old Northwest-West University has more property crime than 52% of them.
Jobs, walkability and night lighting in Old Northwest-West University
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Old Northwest-West University apart: it has 99 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.99 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 88% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 83% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 81% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 74% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Old Northwest-West University
Property crime costs Old Northwest-West University about $5.5 million a year, or $247 per resident and about $613 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
