The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dayton, NV
Dayton is an unincorporated community of 15,900 in Lyon County, about 20 miles southeast of downtown Reno · Updated November 2026
Is Dayton, NV safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in Dayton is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Dayton sits near the middle: 58% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 42% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 871 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
58% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Dayton as a whole, and 42% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Dayton scores 871.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Dayton, NV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Dayton, 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 in Dayton
Thefts are uncommon. Dayton has thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 3.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Dayton
Every part of Dayton where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Dayton run from A+ to A-; every part of Dayton has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Dayton, the south side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Crime rates and types in Dayton
CrimeGrade™ estimates Dayton has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 53% less than the US as a whole and 64% less than Nevada.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Dayton is assault, about 60% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How Dayton compares with nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Dayton, 6 have less crime. Washoe Valley and Stewart have the least.
Two things set Dayton apart: it has 8 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 2.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.8 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 98% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 94% of US city residents
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 and assault. 91% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (8 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 82% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 92% of US city residents
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.48% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 86% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Dayton on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 crime costs Dayton
Crime costs Dayton about $620 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 49% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $12 million a year, or $761 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$400,000
$25
Rape
$470,000
$30
Robbery
$33,000
$2
Assault
$1.8 million
$115
Burglary
$110,000
$7
Theft
$250,000
$16
Vehicle theft
$190,000
$12
Arson
$20,000
$1
Vandalism
$190,000
$12
Total
$3.5 million
$220
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Dayton means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Dayton is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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.
Schools in Dayton, NV average a SchoolGrade of C+: 33% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Dayton on SchoolGrade
