Elko, NV Crime


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The city of Elko, NV has a higher rate of both violent and property crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Elko is 28.4, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Elko is 53.3 which is well above the national average of 35.4. Overall, this indicates that Elko has a more dangerous criminal environment than most other cities in the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Elko violent crime is 28.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Elko property crime is 53.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Elko, NV Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000210.5046.851.5112.33255.5556.62544.6154.4
2001249.9028.445.41763821.9789.42811.1221.5
2002203.65.538.533126.63273.9814.42305.5154.1
2003172.8029.865.577.53246.9762.62293.7190.6
2004215659.753.795.53254.5859.92113.9280.7
2005214.5695.341.771.53556.57032609.3244.3
2006272.6040.646.4185.63531.9782.92447.4301.6
2007271.7082.741.3147.63088.6513.82315259.8
2008406.9086108.92123192.2853.92166.3171.9
2009512.30104.858.2349.33871.51053.72532.5285.3
2010425.9080.669.1276.34017.51260.52480.7276.3
2011677.510.86565536.63230.2845.52195189.7
2012628.126.6138.437.3425.84449.61112.42879.5457.7
201335.4101.360.8253.24952.41397.63073.7481.1
2014336.19.711239175.43872.81203.22391.9277.7
2015408.39.6124.928.82453891.11200.92430.7259.4
2016493.19.7183.738.72612881696.11909.4275.5
2017389.39.6100.952.9225.93196922.81989.7283.6
2018457.514.486.781.9274.52133.5544.21430.4158.9
2019334.919.487.468160.22572.7567.91650.4354.4

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Property
per 100k
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Year
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per 100k
Property
per 100k
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Year
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Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 15 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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