The Lakes, Las Vegas, NV Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in The Lakes in green. The most dangerous areas in The Lakes are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is The Lakes, Las Vegas, NV Safe?

The B+ grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US neighborhood. The Lakes is in the 74th percentile for safety, meaning 26% of neighborhoods are safer and 74% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to The Lakes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in The Lakes is 10.18 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in The Lakes generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in The Lakes may be as high as 1 in 66 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 246 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of The Lakes, Las Vegas, NV: about 70 per year. The southwest part of The Lakes has fewer cases of theft with only 8 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for The Lakes, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for The Lakes residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which The Lakes has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which The Lakes has 5, have the same problem. Of The Lakes’s 31,548 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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The Lakes Crime Breakdown

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

Individual The Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in The Lakes is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to The Lakes.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
The Lakes-Country Club, Spring Valley, NV	C	B	C	A-
Angel Park Lindell, Las Vegas, NV	C	B-	C	B-
The Crossing, Las Vegas, NV	B+	A-	A-	A
Summerlin North, Las Vegas, NV	A-	A-	A-	A
The Vistas, Las Vegas, NV	A+	A	A+	A+
Buffalo, Las Vegas, NV	D	D+	D	C-
Pioneer Park, Las Vegas, NV	C	B-	C-	B-
The Trails, Las Vegas, NV	B+	B+	B+	A
The Pueblo, Las Vegas, NV	B-	B+	B-	A-
The Paseos, Las Vegas, NV	A+	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Lakes is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. 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	Theft Crime Grade
Belmont, Philadelphia, PA	C+	C-	C-	C-
Southwest, Reno, NV	D-	D+	D+	D-
The Colony, Anaheim, CA	B+	C-	C-	B+
Murray Hill, Manhattan, NY	B+	B	B	C+
Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	D+	B-
Montebello, Denver, CO	C+	C-	C-	A-
Millard, Omaha, NE	A	A	A	A+
Mayfield, Philadelphia, PA	B+	B+	B+	B
Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY	B+	C	C	C
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+	C-

Considering only the theft rate, The Lakes is safer than the Nevada state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Lakes, Las Vegas, NV average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See The Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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