Elko, NV carries a PlainCrime C safety grade with violent crime 13% above the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Elko, NV shows violent crime at 397.9 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 1,438.1 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 13% above the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade C from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
C safety grade
397.9/100K violent
1438.1/100K property
+13% vs U.S.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Elko, NV
Comparable rate records
Elko's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Nevada cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Elko's 397.9 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Sparks (394.4), North Las Vegas (388.9), Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (429.8), Henderson (272.4). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 478.3 per 100,000 in 2020 to 397.9 in 2024 (-16.8%). The highest observed value was 527.5 in 2023 and the lowest 397.9 in 2024. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Offense mix
Violent offenses make up an unusually large share of the reported mix
Violent offenses are 21.7% of the 383 Part I offenses reported in Elko for 2024, against a median of 15.9% across comparable Nevada cities — a gap of 5.8 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Position in the state cohort
Elko sits mid-pack among comparable Nevada cities
At 397.9 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Elko ranks 5 of 11 — above 6 of the 10 other Nevada cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +1.6% against the cohort median of 391.7. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property counts dominate Elko's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Elko's 2024 municipal footprint
Across 17.8 Census sq mi, Elko logged 16.8 property and 4.7 violent offenses per square mile in 2024.
Elko leans on larceny-theft at 52% of reported offenses, with a moderate mix index of 3,352.
Violent offenses are 22% of the municipal total; property offenses still dominate the count.
Density uses Census Gazetteer land area (17.8 sq mi); mix index is HHI x 10,000 on the offense-type shares above. Distinct from the per-100K rates in the hero.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
-24.6%
527.5 → 397.9/100K
Property Crime Rate
-16.2%
1716.7 → 1438.1/100K
Property offenses lead Elko's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs NV
Property Crime
300
1438.1
2226.3
Larceny-Theft
201
963.5
-
Burglary
57
273.2
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
42
201.3
-
Arson
4
19.2
-
Violent Crime
83
397.9
406.6
Aggravated Assault
58
278
-
Rape
19
91.1
-
Robbery
4
19.2
-
Murder
2
9.6
-
Elko Crime Trend (2020-2024)
Elko property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Elko Police Department
Reporting agency for Elko NIBRS-participating
Elko Police Department filed the 2024 UCR row behind Elko's 383 reported offenses (5-year span 2020-2024).
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Nevada
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Nevada cities closest to Elko in population. Their populations run from 4,494 to 293,100, against 20,861 here. Or use our
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In 2024, Elko reported 83 violent crimes and 300 property crimes, for a total of 383 reported offenses.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Elko?
From 2023 to 2024, Elko's violent crime rate decreased by 24.6%, and the property crime rate decreased by 16.2%.
What is the most common crime in Elko?
The most common crime type in Elko is larceny-theft, accounting for 52.5% of all reported crimes (201 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Elko figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.