Las Vegas Crime Rates are Down
Las Vegas Metro reports that the crime index total has dropped more than twenty-five percent from last year. This takes into account crimes such as thefts, robberies, burglaries, and aggravated assaults in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, though, sexual assault in Las Vegas has risen slightly.
For the overall positive report card, Metro credits community involvement and “good old-fashioned police work.” Metro is hopeful that the numbers for sexual assault in Las Vegas will follow suit and decrease soon. As Deputy Chief Gary Schofield explained, "One victim of a rape is one too many. One victim of a homicide is one too many. But we have made significant strides to make this a safer place to live.”
If you live in or around Las Vegas, you can search for crimes that have recently been confirmed in your neighborhood at Las Vegas Metro’s CrimeView website.
