Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Reno, NV Crime Grade
How Reno 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.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Nevada
9/10
vs. Nevada cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Reno, NV was 546.4 per 100,000 residents (1,563 incidents over a population of 286,060). That puts Reno Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 47% above the Nevada statewide rate of 372.8.
That ranks Reno #3,349 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 11% of them, and #8 of 8 in Nevada. Violent crime is up 3% year over year and down 7% over the last five years.
Reno, NV crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Nevada Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 546.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,349 of 3,771
- NV rank
- #8 of 8
- Safer than
- 11% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 3%
- 5-year change
- down 7%
- Population
- 286,060
- Reporting agency
- Reno Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Reno Police Department (FBI ORI NV0160100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Reno, NV
Also known as
- Reno-Stead
- Fullers Crossing
- Lakes Crossing
History
Fullers Crossing 1859, Lakes Crossing 1863, Reno May 9, 1868. Became the county seat of Washoe County in 1871. Incorporated as a town in 1879 and as a city in 1903. Named for General Jesse L. Reno
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. Reno (red), Nevada (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Reno 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.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 585.0(1,538) | 608.4(1,665) | 594.3(1,651) | 528.9(1,472) | 546.4(1,563) |
| Murder | 6.8(18) | 6.6(18) | 6.8(19) | 8.3(23) | 4.9(14) |
| Rape | 86.0(226) | 102.7(281) | 102.6(285) | 70.4(196) | 59.1(169) |
| Robbery | 114.1(300) | 123.9(339) | 111.6(310) | 94.5(263) | 101.7(291) |
| Aggravated assault | 378.1(994) | 375.3(1,027) | 373.3(1,037) | 355.7(990) | 380.7(1,089) |
| Property crime | 2968.2(7,804) | 2649.5(7,251) | 2650.2(7,362) | 2487.8(6,924) | 2312.1(6,614) |
| Burglary | 481.1(1,265) | 409.3(1,120) | 382.7(1,063) | 318.0(885) | 294.7(843) |
| Larceny | 1957.3(5,146) | 1808.4(4,949) | 1841.7(5,116) | 1792.2(4,988) | 1744.7(4,991) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 521.8(1,372) | 418.0(1,144) | 417.6(1,160) | 373.0(1,038) | 266.4(762) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Reno, 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 Reno 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 Reno calculated?
- Reno'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 Reno 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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