Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Elko has a violent crime rate of 335 per 100,000 residents, 12% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 160.2 per 100,000, robbery at 68.0, rape at 87.4. The murder rate is 19.4 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,573 per 100,000, 31% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,650, burglary at 568, vehicle theft at 354 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 10 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Elko receives a safety grade of F.