LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A rise in rapes is the one downside in FBI statistics that present violent crime dropping throughout the whole Las Vegas valley from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime in three different classes — murder, aggravated assault and theft — declined within the valley, in keeping with mixed knowledge for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder Metropolis.
Statistics launched final week confirmed violent crime dropped 4.5% nationwide.
The Las Vegas valley had a 7.3% decline over the identical time.
Throughout all jurisdictions within the valley, rapes elevated from 1,050 in 2023 to 1,097 in 2024, a 4.5% enhance. The variety of studies went up for Metro (+27), Henderson (+18) and Boulder Metropolis (+5), with solely North Las Vegas declining (-3).
Within the different three classes, violent crimes had been down for Metro and Henderson. North Las Vegas homicides elevated from 30 to 35, and Boulder Metropolis robberies went from 0 to 4.
In a January interview, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill was requested how he measured success.
“In my business, probably the No. 1 thing we look at is crime reduction, and how well we’re doing against crime,” McMahill stated. “We had another widely successful year against crime — down 20% in murders again — we ended up with 107 homicides last year. That’s the lowest number in a very long time.”
The extra knowledge from Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder Metropolis present the outcomes had been constant throughout the valley.
Final week, we reported one stat on property crime that stood out within the FBI knowledge: Motorized vehicle thefts decline 35% in metro Las Vegas in 2024.
Metro police have jurisdiction over Las Vegas and all of unincorporated Clark County, a a lot bigger city space than the areas coated by metropolis police departments.
The graph beneath exhibits 2024 knowledge for every of the violent crime classes, and what number of occurred in every jurisdiction final 12 months. Hover over the bars for extra info.
The adjustments from 2023 to 2024 are summarized beneath:
Metro police:
Homicides: -24.1%, falling from 141 in 2023 to 107 in 2024
Rapes: +3.1%, climbing from 859 to 886
Aggravated assaults: -5.7%, falling from 5,592 to five,273
Robberies: -13.8%, falling from 1,292 to 1,113
Henderson police
Homicides: -20%, falling from 10 in 2023 to eight in 2024
Rapes: +20.2%, climbing from 89 to 107
Aggravated assaults: -7.1%, falling from 690 to 641
Robberies: -11.3%, falling from 203 to 180
North Las Vegas police
Homicides: +16.7%, climbing from 30 in 2023 to 35 in 2024
Rapes: -3.0%, falling from 100 to 97
Aggravated assaults: -14.6%, falling from 795 to 679
Robberies: -17.8%, falling from 400 to 329
Boulder Metropolis police
Homicides: -100%, falling from 1 in 2023 to 0 in 2024
Rapes: +250%, climbing from 2 to 7
Aggravated assaults: down 33.3%, falling from 24 to 16
Robberies: climbed from 0 to 4
8 Information Now examined crime statistics midway by way of 2025, and the pattern was persevering with. See that report right here: Most main crime classes down in 2025 per Las Vegas Metro police statistics.
