Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

Boulder City, NV Crime Grade

How Boulder City grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Nevada — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.

B

National

5/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

A

Nevada

2/10

vs. Nevada cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in Boulder City, NV was 146.1 per 100,000 residents (22 incidents over a population of 15,062). That puts Boulder City 55% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 61% below the Nevada statewide rate of 372.8.

That ranks Boulder City #1,592 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 58% of them, and #2 of 8 in Nevada. Violent crime is down 20% year over year and down 14% over the last five years.

Boulder City, NV crime — key facts

National Crime Grade
B (5/10)
Nevada Grade
A (2/10)
Violent crime rate
146.1 / 100k
National rank
#1,592 of 3,771
NV rank
#2 of 8
Safer than
58% of U.S. cities
Year over year
down 20%
5-year change
down 14%
Population
15,062
Reporting agency
Boulder City Police Department
Data year
2025 · FBI UCR

Reported by Boulder City Police Department (FBI ORI NV0020400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.

About Boulder City, NV

Also known as

  • Adaven
  • Wilbur
  • Hidam
  • Hoover City

Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Boulder City (red), Nevada (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Boulder City vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense

Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.

Full data, last 5 years

Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.

Offense20212022202320242025
Violent crime169.1(28)67.3(10)174.7(26)182.4(27)146.1(22)
Murder6.0(1)6.7(1)0.0(0)0.0(0)0.0(0)
Rape30.2(5)13.5(2)13.4(2)47.3(7)26.6(4)
Robbery6.0(1)0.0(0)0.0(0)27.0(4)6.6(1)
Aggravated assault126.8(21)47.1(7)161.3(24)108.1(16)112.9(17)
Property crime954.3(158)1077.6(160)927.3(138)736.5(109)803.3(121)
Burglary211.4(35)208.8(31)215.0(32)114.9(17)146.1(22)
Larceny579.9(96)720.6(107)571.2(85)540.5(80)491.3(74)
Motor vehicle theft157.0(26)148.2(22)127.7(19)74.3(11)132.8(20)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

What is the source of the Boulder City, NV Crime Grade?
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
What metric does the Boulder City Crime Grade use?
Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
How is the national decile for Boulder City calculated?
Boulder City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
How is the Nevada state decile calculated?
Same calculation restricted to Nevada cities with population ≥ 10,000.
How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
How often is the Boulder City Crime Grade refreshed?
Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.

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