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The Nevada crime rate is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #44

Nevada	2,389.01
U.S.	1,776.27

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Nevada Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Nevada	Count	158	965	5,298	11,420	22,226	42,521	10,185	NA
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.9	35.7	196.2	422.9	823.0	1,574.5	377.1	NA	1,977
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Nevada	Count	157	1,021	6,021	11,360	21,994	46,390	12,379	NA
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.9	38.6	227.8	429.8	832.1	1,755.1	468.4	NA	2,143
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Nevada	Count	163	1,102	6,473	11,099	24,156	49,581	15,903	NA
	Nevada	Per 100,000	6.3	42.4	248.9	426.9	929.0	1,906.8	611.6	NA	2,353
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Nevada	Count	192	1,096	6,932	11,037	24,840	49,745	22,331	NA
	Nevada	Per 100,000	7.5	42.7	270.2	430.2	968.3	1,939.1	870.5	NA	2,566
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Nevada	Count	224	1,079	7,027	10,178	24,820	50,255	26,961	NA
	Nevada	Per 100,000	9.0	43.2	281.6	407.8	994.6	2,013.8	1,080.4	NA	2,722
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Nevada	Count	206	1,016	4,702	8,730	23,481	52,012	26,931	NA
	Nevada	Per 100,000	8.5	42.1	194.7	361.5	972.4	2,153.9	1,115.2	NA	2,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Nevada	31.00
U.S.	26.40

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Nevada Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Nevada	Count	68	23	20	15	10	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	2.5	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Nevada	Count	48	20	4	16	8	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	2.1	0.9	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Nevada	Count	94	44	19	13	18	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	3.6	1.7	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Nevada	Count	63	25	16	8	14	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Nevada	Count	125	53	13	13	46	0
	Nevada	Per 100,000	5.0	2.1	0.5	0.5	1.8	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Nevada	2.76
U.S.	2.81

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Nevada Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Nevada	Count	9,873	5,881	3,992
	Nevada	Per 100,000	365.6	217.8	147.8	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Nevada	Count	10,115	5,984	4,131
	Nevada	Per 100,000	382.7	226.4	156.3	3.05
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Nevada	Count	8,841	5,728	3,113
	Nevada	Per 100,000	340.0	220.3	119.7	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Nevada	Count	9,537	6,395	3,142
	Nevada	Per 100,000	371.8	249.3	122.5	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Nevada	Count	9,080	5,262	3,818
	Nevada	Per 100,000	363.9	210.9	153.0	2.87
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Nevada	Count	8,538	4,966	3,572
	Nevada	Per 100,000	353.6	205.6	147.9	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94