Photo: Trevor Bexon · CC BY 2.0Reno reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Reno’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #209 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NV” is every other Nevada city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Reno
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 7 Nevada towns on Reno’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Sparks (C−). Verdi, Lemmon Valley, Mogul, Cold Springs, Golden Valley and Sun Valley are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Reno’s police reported 14 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 6.6 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Nevada (6.0) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 1.5 times the rest of Nevada
103 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (291 reported in 2025), 1.5 times the rest of Nevada (66.3) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Reno reports less crime per resident than 36% (#209). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Reno’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
For every 1,000 residents, about 23 property crimes reported
And about 6 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Nevada.
Show as a table
| Year | Reno property | Rest of Nevada property | Reno violent | Rest of Nevada violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Reno’s police reported 14 homicides, 291 robberies and 1,568 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Nevada and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Show as a table
| Year | Reno | Rest of Nevada | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
Show as a table
| Year | Reno | Rest of Nevada | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 110 | 94.7 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 112 | 75.3 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 94.5 | 66.9 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 102 | 56.9 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
8,176 crimes reported in 2025
1,568 violent and 6,608 property, as reported to the FBI by Reno’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
118 people died in crashes on Reno’s roads in 2019–2023
Reno had 117 fatal crashes in five years, in which 118 people died; 45 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 17 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 8.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Nevada towns of 100,000+ people (8.6, 9 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Reno and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno | D | 5.6 | 24.6 |
| Verdi | — | — | — |
| Lemmon Valley | — | — | — |
| Mogul | — | — | — |
| Sparks | C− | 3.8 | 23.7 |
| Cold Springs | — | — | — |
| Golden Valley | — | — | — |
| Sun Valley | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Verdi, Lemmon Valley, Mogul, Cold Springs, Golden Valley and Sun Valley are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Nevada towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno | D | 5.6 | 24.6 |
| Henderson | C | 2.6 | 17.5 |
| North Las Vegas | C− | 3.4 | 18.8 |
The five graded Nevada towns closest to Reno’s population (283,621), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Reno. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Reno’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (286,060 in 2025); our figure for Reno is 283,621 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Reno
Is Reno, NV safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Reno reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade. Its police reported 5.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Nevada and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Reno?
5.6 violent and 24.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Nevada reports 3.9 and 24.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Reno?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Reno in 2025?
Reno’s police reported 14 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 4.9 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Reno safer than Sparks?
Sparks reports less crime per resident than Reno: Sparks grades C− for safety and Reno D. Sparks’s police reported 3.8 violent and 23.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Reno?
Reno’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Reno”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.