Storey County is home to 4,140 residents · Updated November 2026
Is Storey County, NV safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Storey County has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 67% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 902 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
67% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Storey County as a whole, and 33% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Storey County scores 902.
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 Storey County, NV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Storey County, 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 Storey County
Theft at more than triple the US rate. Storey County has 60.1 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Storey County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Storey County has about 98 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and about double the rate for 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 Storey County is theft, about 61% 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.
Where and when crime happens in Storey County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Storey County, 2022 to 2024.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Vandalism
Other places (32%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Storey County compares with nearby counties
Storey County has more crime than 6 of its 10 nearest counties. Sierra County, CA and Mineral County have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Storey County apart: it has 459 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 22.9 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery; here theft sits near the national middle.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.459 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 99% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.22.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% of Americans
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. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (3 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 99% of Americans
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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.37% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 90% of Americans
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 Storey County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.9% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 65% of Americans
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 Storey County
Crime costs Storey County about $2,041 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 69% more 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 $10 million a year, or $2,486 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$340,000
$82
Rape
$320,000
$77
Robbery
$47,000
$11
Assault
$1.2 million
$282
Burglary
$110,000
$27
Theft
$1.3 million
$308
Vehicle theft
$190,000
$46
Arson
$12,000
$3
Vandalism
$220,000
$53
Total
$3.7 million
$889
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 Storey County 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. Storey County is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse 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 Storey County, NV average a SchoolGrade of A-: 40% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Storey County on SchoolGrade
