Wells, NV Crime


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Wells, Nevada is a relatively safe city when it comes to crime. The violent crime rate in Wells is 37.4, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Additionally, the property crime rate in Wells is 24.1, which is considerably lower than the US average of 35.4. This shows that there is generally less criminal activity taking place in Wells compared to other cities in the United States. Overall, Wells can be considered a safe city with low levels of both violent and property crime.

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

Wells violent crime is 37.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Wells property crime is 24.1. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Wells, Nevada does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of West Wendover, Nevada. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of West Wendover, Nevada. Click 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
*Closest City
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

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Elko, NV334.92,572.717,374462019
West Wendover, NV979.01,794.94,271532018
Wendover, UT717.33,287.51,673562006
Carlin, NV664.01,283.82,259652019
Filer, ID213.3391.02,6221022018
Kimberly, ID123.4641.73,4721032019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Wendover, NV9791,794.94,271532018
Wendover, UT717.33,287.51,673562006
Carlin, NV664.01,283.82,259652019
Filer, ID213.3391.02,6221022018
Kimberly, ID123.4641.73,4721032019
Buhl, ID360.41,261.34,2351032019

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I lived in Wells since 1/21, shortly after I arrived I approached the city counsel and posed a question as to why Main Street was such a ghetto. I learned that the city  More

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