County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Lyon County, NV
At 59,235 residents, Lyon County is a large county in Nevada. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
326
Property offenses
206
Violent offenses
532
Total · 2024
Lyon County, NV reported 348 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Lyon County, NV agencies reported 206 violent and 326 property offenses. That equals about 348 violent and 550 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
206 violent offenses
348/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Lyon County, NV
Position in the state cohort
Lyon County reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable Nevada counties
At 347.8 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Lyon County ranks 2 of 12 — above 10 of the 11 other Nevada counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +126.2% against the cohort median of 153.7. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 258.3 per 100,000 in 2020 to 347.8 in 2024 (+34.6%). The highest observed value was 347.8 in 2024 and the lowest 258.3 in 2020. 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 38.7% of the 532 Part I offenses reported in Lyon County for 2024, against a median of 27.3% across comparable Nevada counties — a gap of 11.4 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.
On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.
Property Crime
326
Violent Crime
206
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
326
Burglary
91
Larceny-Theft
177
Motor Vehicle Theft
58
Arson
9
Violent Crime
206
Murder
2
Rape
48
Robbery
5
Aggravated Assault
151
Reporting Agency
Lyon County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Lyon County's crime figures on this page originate from Lyon County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Lyon County, NV?▼
In 2024, Lyon County reported 206 violent crimes and 326 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Lyon County safe?▼
Lyon County reported 532 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in Nevada on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in Nevada
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.