The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Vegas Heights

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Vegas Heights. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV Map of Crime Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

D
C-
Other Crime Grade
C-

$5.76 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV

In 2025, crime will cost $2,986 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vegas Heights with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Vegas Heights's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Vegas Heights sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of neighborhoods and behind 69%. The grade covers only Vegas Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Vegas Heights is 47.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the east areas to 1 in 30 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV report the most crime, about 108 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 11 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vegas Heights for 2025 is $5,760,251, about $923 per resident and $2,986 per household. That equals 4.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Vegas Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV: $923
South Central, Reno, NV: $970
Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas, NV: $280
Nevada: $617
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vegas Heights is $923 per year, which is $459 more than the national average and $306 more than North Las Vegas's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Vegas Heights:
  • In South Central, Reno, NV, crime costs $970 per person, which is $47 more than in Vegas Heights.
  • In Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas, NV, crime costs $280 per person, which is $643 less than in Vegas Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Vegas Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Vegas Heights
Cost per Vegas Heights Resident
Murder
$2.16 million
$346
Rape/Sexual Assault
$398,219
$64
Robbery
$178,925
$29
Assault
$977,379
$157
Kidnapping
$79,284
$13
Vehicle Theft
$583,469
$93
Burglary
$239,805
$38
Theft
$536,011
$86
Arson
$25,594
$4
Vandalism
$398,492
$64
Animal Cruelty
$4,137
$1
Drug Crimes
$124,489
$20
Identity Theft
$57,990
$9
Total Cost of Crime
$5,760,251
$923

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Vegas Heights totals $16,514,978 ($2,646 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $22,275,229 ($3,569 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Vegas Heights's 6,241 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Vegas Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Vegas Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.453
Robbery
0.9114
Rape
1.052
Murder
0.1839
Total Violent Crime
7.601 (D)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
16.58
Vehicle Theft
6.037
Burglary
4.236
Arson
0.1698
Total Property Crime
27.03 (C-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2095
Drug Crimes
2.697
Vandalism
8.938
Identity Theft
1.200
Animal Cruelty
0.0896
Total "Other" Rate
13.13 (C-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Vegas Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Vegas Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D-
D+
D
D-
D+
D-
F
D
C
C
C
F
F
F
C+
C
B-
D
D-
C-
C-
C
C-
D-
D-
D-
C-
C+
C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Vegas Heights is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D+
D+
B
C+
C+
B-
C-
C-
D-
D
D
A
B+
B+
D-
C+
C+
A-
D
D
D+
C
C
D-
F
F
D-
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Vegas Heights is less safe than the Nevada state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Vegas Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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