The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Henderson, NV
Henderson is the second-largest city in Nevada, with 336,800 residents in Clark County, about 12 miles southeast of downtown Las Vegas · Updated November 2026
Is Henderson, NV safe?
Crime in Henderson is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 64% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Henderson. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Henderson run from A to D-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 752 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
36% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Henderson as a whole, and 64% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Henderson scores 752.
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 Henderson, NV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Henderson, 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 Henderson
One part of Henderson stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Green Valley North, Gibson Springs & Whitney Ranch, in north Henderson, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Car thefts happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Henderson, 45% of reported car thefts happen in parking lots and garages, against 23% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Henderson
Low crime is the norm across Henderson: 89% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Henderson run from A to D-; 26% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
89%10%
A or B 89%C 10%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Westgate, Anthem & West Henderson, southwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Henderson.A854
2Paradise Hills & Mission Hills, southeastBurglaries run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Henderson.A-822
3Green Valley South, westCar thefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Henderson.B+768
Neighborhood areas of Henderson, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Henderson?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Henderson is up 57%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.7 to 2.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts stayed at about 17 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 18%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
HendersonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Henderson. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Henderson
Violent, US
Property, Henderson
Property, US
2016
+26%
+4%
+10%
+15%
2017
+10%
+4%
+6%
+12%
2018
+11%
+0%
+13%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+27%
+4%
-15%
-8%
2021
+41%
+6%
+0%
-10%
2022
+73%
+5%
+9%
-6%
2023
+72%
+2%
+18%
-7%
2024
+57%
-4%
-3%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Henderson
CrimeGrade™ estimates Henderson has about 35 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 6% less than the US as a whole and 28% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Henderson, about 34% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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.
Where and when crime happens in Henderson
Henderson has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Henderson, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 44% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (45%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (35%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (61%)
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.
How Henderson compares with nearby cities
Henderson has less crime than 7 of its 9 nearest cities; only Boulder City and Enterprise have less.
Night lighting, transit and walkability in Henderson
Two things set Henderson apart: it has 6 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 4.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
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%Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Henderson: D (16 of 100).6 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 73% 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. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 63% of US city residents
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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.4.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 68% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.28% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 66% of US city residents
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 Henderson
Crime costs Henderson about $1,003 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 17% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $128 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $342 million a year, or $1,016 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$16 million
$46
Rape
$6.4 million
$19
Robbery
$5.5 million
$16
Assault
$43 million
$128
Burglary
$7.1 million
$21
Theft
$20 million
$59
Vehicle theft
$19 million
$57
Arson
$790,000
$2
Vandalism
$10 million
$31
Total
$128 million
$380
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 Henderson 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.
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 Henderson, NV average a SchoolGrade of A-: 43% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Henderson on SchoolGrade
