CurrentCrimeMap

Data through April 2026, Reno Police Department

Crime in Reno, NV

The violent crime rate in Reno is 536 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to April 2026, 23% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +12% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Reno, Nevada, with the Silver Legacy tower on the right.
Photo: Wikih101, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Apr 2026

Violent crime

536 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,532 reported in the 12 months to Apr 2026

+12% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,957 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,597 reported in the 12 months to Apr 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,492 per 100,000 residents, per year

7,129 reported in the 12 months to Apr 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 286,060, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Reno sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

536

Reno has the 90th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 212 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Reno; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Modesto, CA55585
Dallas, TX54986
Anaheim, CA54687
Oxnard, CA53988
Lowell, MA53689
Reno, NV53690
Vancouver, WA53391
Green Bay, WI53292
Missoula, MT52593
San Antonio, TX52594
Jacksonville, FL52495

The places closest to Reno in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Reno crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Reno Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Reno with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Reno, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Sacramento, CA, 110 miles away.

Reno and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Reno, NV536
Sacramento, CA668110 mi
Stockton, CA968134 mi
Modesto, CA555146 mi
Oakland, CA1,475178 mi
Fremont, CA81181 mi
San Jose, CA463189 mi
Fresno, CA652191 mi
San Francisco, CA486213 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Apr 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 266 reported93no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 12 reported4.2−40% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,959 reported1,034no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 1,253 reported438no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 713 reported249no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 656 reported229no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent26693——
HomicideViolent124.2—−40%
TheftProperty2,9591,034——
Theft from vehiclesProperty1,253438——
Vehicle theftProperty713249——
BurglaryProperty656229——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Reno Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (72nd highest rate of 155), robbery (42nd highest rate of 152) and burglary (68th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

May 2025 to Apr 2026

Violent crime +12%

050100150200MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarApr7398
Violent crimes per month in Reno, NV, May 2025 to Apr 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
May 2025145May 2024148
Jun 2025150Jun 2024127
Jul 2025174Jul 2024132
Aug 2025183Aug 2024126
Sep 2025136Sep 202499
Oct 2025131Oct 2024145
Nov 2025138Nov 2024115
Dec 2025130Dec 202487
Jan 2026124Jan 2025108
Feb 202674Feb 202581
Mar 202674Mar 2025101
Apr 202673Apr 202598

Homicides −40%

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Homicides per month in Reno, NV, May 2025 to Apr 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
May 20251May 20243
Jun 20251Jun 20241
Jul 20250Jul 20240
Aug 20251Aug 20241
Sep 20252Sep 20242
Oct 20254Oct 20243
Nov 20250Nov 20243
Dec 20250Dec 20242
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20252
Mar 20262Mar 20251
Apr 20261Apr 20251

3 in 2026 through April, 5 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since May 2023
Reported crime per month in Reno, NV
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Apr 202673941
Mar 2026742152
Feb 2026743490
Jan 20261245020
Dec 20251305200
Nov 20251384820
Oct 20251315634
Sep 20251365912
Aug 20251836221
Jul 20251745640
Jun 20251505321
May 20251455631
Apr 2025986121
Mar 20251016021
Feb 2025814922
Jan 20251085711
Dec 2024875042
Nov 20241155823
Oct 20241456183
Sep 2024995572
Aug 20241266631
Jul 20241326240
Jun 20241275491
May 20241485913
Apr 20241345711
Mar 20241065920
Feb 20241185463
Jan 20241355314
Dec 20231355800
Nov 20231285702
Oct 20231356742
Sep 20231606401
Aug 20231647234
Jul 20231747132
Jun 20231336780
May 20231216071

How Reno compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
21Anchorage, AK1,0153,433287,385Mar 2026
51Buffalo, NY7153,379276,384May 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026
188Fort Wayne, IN2761,808275,451Jan 2026
229Madison, WI2121,854287,992Mar 2026
255Plano, TX1431,080295,030Aug 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Reno in population, Reno included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
133Las Vegas, NV3902,2951,712,136May 2026
147North Las Vegas, NV3621,548302,881Jun 2026
232Henderson, NV2061,400358,366Jul 2026

All 4 places in Nevada on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
23Stockton, CA9682,240325,985Sep 2026
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
107San Francisco, CA4862,960815,330Dec 2025
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Reno by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Reno side by side with North Las Vegas, Henderson or Anchorage, or with any other place.

Other cities in Nevada

3 city pages, closest first

Nevada as a whole has 364 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Reno’s rate is 47% above the state’s.

Las VegasNorth Las VegasHenderson

All 4 cities in Nevada

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Reno safe?

By reported violent crime, Reno is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 536 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to April 2026, +12% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Reno?

This site does not have one for Reno. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Reno compares with nearby places such as Sacramento, CA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Reno?

536 violent and 1,957 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 7,129 incidents reported to Reno Police Department over the 12 months to April 2026. Violent crime includes 266 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 656 burglaries, 1,253 thefts from vehicles and 2,959 other thefts.

Is crime in Reno going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +12% and property crime −20% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Reno had in 2026?

Reno Police Department reported 3 homicides from January to April 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Apr 2026 the count was 12, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Reno Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NV0160100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Reno

12 months to April 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat26693
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal656229
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included1,253438
Vehicle theft713249

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NV0160100
Source
Reno Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NV0160100)
Latest complete month
April 2026
History on this site
May 2023 to April 2026 (40 months)
Update schedule
Reno Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)