Elko, NV Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elko, NV Summary

Crime in Elko research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Elko over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Elko:

  • There were 383 total crimes committed in Elko in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,836.0 total crimes per 100K people in Elko.
  • The overall crime rate in Elko is -13.37% below the national average.
  • Elko ranks #6 safest out of 13 cities in Nevada.
  • Elko ranks #6,874 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Elko Vs Nevada And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elko is 1,836.0 per 100,000 people. That's -13.37% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -29.36% lower than the Nevada total crime rate of 2,599.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elko
/ 100k People
Nevada
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 383 1,836.0 2,599.0 2,119.2
Murder 2 9.6 6.1 5.0
Robbery 4 19.2 63.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 58 278.0 281.0 256.0
Violent Crime 83 397.9 402.0 359.0
Burglary 57 273.2 364.4 229.0
Larceny 201 963.5 1,357.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 42 201.3 475.4 259.0
Property Crime 300 1,438.1 2,197.0 1,760.0

Elko Crime Compared To Nevada Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Nevada.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Elko

83
Violent Crimes
397.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Elko in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elko is 397.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 251.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elko each year. That compares to a 1 in 248.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.83% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.03% lower than the Nevada violent crime rate of 402.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elko

300
Property Crimes
1,438.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 300 property crimes in Elko in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elko is 1,438.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elko each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.29% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.54% lower than the Nevada property crime rate of 2,197.0 per 100,000 people.

Elko SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
7
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