Safest Places to Live in Nevada of September 2026
Nevada is a state located in the western part of the United States. It is the 7th most extensive but the 9th least densely populated state. It is the 34th most populous state, with almost 3 million residents. The capital is Carson City, while the largest city is Las Vegas, which has around 600,000 residents.
Nevada is also known as the Silver State due to the importance of silver for its economy. Nevada borders are with Oregon, California, Idaho, Arizona, and Utah. Desert occupies most of the Nevada area, so around 75% of Nevada’s population lives in Clark County, including Las Vegas.
In the middle of the 20th century, Nevada was the least populated state. However, gambling legalization and lenient marriage and divorce increased in its population more than in any other state since the mid-20th century. Of course, tourism is the most lucrative field in Nevada, followed by mining and gold mining.
Ranking Criteria
ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:
Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000
This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.
The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 3,000 residents were not included in the list.
10 Safest Places in Nevada of September 2026
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Winnemucca | Population:7800 | Total Number of Crimes:8 | Crime Score:1,03 |
| Rank:2 | City:Boulder City | Population:16102 | Total Number of Crimes:19 | Crime Score:1,18 |
| Rank:3 | City:Mesquite | Population:19612 | Total Number of Crimes:26 | Crime Score:1,33 |
| Rank:4 | City:Henderson | Population:317732 | Total Number of Crimes:543 | Crime Score:1,71 |
| Rank:5 | City:Yerington | Population:3185 | Total Number of Crimes:6 | Crime Score:1,88 |
| Rank:6 | City:Elko | Population:20601 | Total Number of Crimes:69 | Crime Score:3,35 |
| Rank:7 | City:Sparks | Population:106010 | Total Number of Crimes:450 | Crime Score:4,24 |
| Rank:8 | City:Las Vegas | Population:1666803 | Total Number of Crimes:8854 | Crime Score:5,31 |
| Rank:9 | City:Reno | Population:254349 | Total Number of Crimes:1419 | Crime Score:5,58 |
| Rank:10 | City:Carlin | Population:2259 | Total Number of Crimes:15 | Crime Score:6,64 |
Crime Score in All Cities in Nevada of September 2026
If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Nevada cities.
We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:
- Under 10,000 Residents
- 10,000 – 100,000 Residents
- Over 100,000 Residents
(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)
These are the results that we got:
Under 10,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Winnemucca | Population:7 800 | Total Number of Crimes:8 | Crime Score:1,03 |
| Rank:2 | City:Yerington | Population:3 185 | Total Number of Crimes:6 | Crime Score:1,88 |
| Rank:3 | City:Lovelock | Population:1 806 | Total Number of Crimes:6 | Crime Score:3,32 |
| Rank:4 | City:Carlin | Population:2 259 | Total Number of Crimes:15 | Crime Score:6,64 |
10,000 – 100,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Boulder City | Population:16 102 | Total Number of Crimes:19 | Crime Score:1,18 |
| Rank:2 | City:Mesquite | Population:19 612 | Total Number of Crimes:26 | Crime Score:1,33 |
| Rank:3 | City:Elko | Population:20 601 | Total Number of Crimes:69 | Crime Score:3,35 |
Over 100,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Henderson | Population:317 732 | Total Number of Crimes:543 | Crime Score:1,71 |
| Rank:2 | City:Sparks | Population:106 010 | Total Number of Crimes:450 | Crime Score:4,24 |
| Rank:3 | City:Las Vegas | Population:1 666 803 | Total Number of Crimes:8 854 | Crime Score:5,31 |
| Rank:4 | City:Reno | Population:254 349 | Total Number of Crimes:1 419 | Crime Score:5,58 |
| Rank:5 | City:North Las Vegas | Population:249 854 | Total Number of Crimes:2 158 | Crime Score:8,64 |
Is your city safe enough? Are you worried because of the crime rate in your town? Do you have any thoughts on safety levels in the country?
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Archives
- Safest Places to Live in Nevada 2020
- Safest Places to Live in Nevada 2019
- Safest Places to Live in Nevada 2018
- Safest Places to Live in Nevada 2017
- Safest Places to Live in Nevada 2016
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