West Wendover, NV Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Wendover, NV Summary

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

  • There were 124 total crimes committed in West Wendover the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,772.2 total crimes per 100K people in West Wendover.
  • The overall crime rate in West Wendover is 19.28% above the national average.
  • West Wendover ranks #12 safest out of 15 cities in Nevada.
  • West Wendover ranks #7,856 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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West Wendover Vs Nevada And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Wendover is 2,772.2 per 100,000 people. That's 19.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.14% higher than the Nevada total crime rate of 2,386.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Wendover
/ 100k People
Nevada
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 124 2,772.2 2,386.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.7 6.3
Robbery 1 22.4 88.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 268.3 306.8 268.2
Violent Crime 17 380.1 460.3 369.8
Burglary 13 290.6 368.8 269.8
Larceny 84 1,877.9 1,221.4 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 223.6 336.4 282.7
Property Crime 107 2,392.1 1,926.6 1,954.4

West Wendover Crime Compared To Nevada Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Nevada.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In West Wendover

17
Violent Crimes
380.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in West Wendover in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Wendover is 380.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 263.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Wendover each year. That compares to a 1 in 217.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.77% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -17.43% lower than the Nevada violent crime rate of 460.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Wendover

107
Property Crimes
2,392.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 107 property crimes in West Wendover in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Wendover is 2,392.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Wendover each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.40% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.16% higher than the Nevada property crime rate of 1,926.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Wendover

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elko, NV 20,664 494 2,390.6 1,926.1 464.6
Grantsville, UT 14,431 142 984.0 824.6 159.4

West Wendover SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
10
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