Violent crimes increase nationwide, fall in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The FBI has released its nationwide crime statistics report for 2020 and there are mixed results for Nevada and the nation.

Nationwide, violent crimes went up between 2019 and 2020 from 380.8 reports per 100,000 population to 398.5, an increase of 4.65 percent. In that same time period, the Nevada’s crime rate fell from 496.1 reports per 100,000 population to 460.3, a decrease of more than 7 percent.

Crime Reports per 100,000 population	2019	2020	Difference
All Violent Crime - Nation	380.8	398.5	Up 4.65%
All Violent Crime - Nevada	496.1	460.3	Down 7.22%

Violent crimes increased nationwide in 2020, but fell in Nevada(https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend)

Both nationwide and Nevada, homicide reports increased in 2020. The national rate increased by 27 percent from 5.1 per 100,000 population to 6.5 Nevada had been seeing a sharp decline in homicide reports since a peak in 2017, but 2020 saw an increase from 4.7 per 100,000 to 5.7, a 21 percent increase.

Crime Reports per 100,000 population	2019	2020	Difference
Homicides - Nation	5.1	6.5	Up 27.45%
Homicides - Nevada	4.7	5.7	Up 21.28%

FBI statistics show the homicide rate up sharply in 2020 nationwide and in Nevada.(https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend)

In Nevada, reports of rape (down 15 percent), robbery (down 16 percent), robbery (down 2 percent), all property crimes (down 17 percent), burglar (down 27 percent), larceny (down 16 percent), and vehicle thefts (down 7 percent) all showed improvement.

Reports of arson in Nevada increased sharply from 9.4 per 100,000 to 13.9, a 47 percent increase.

Crime Reports per 100,000 population	2019	2020	Difference
Rape - Nationwide	43.6	38.4	Down 11.93%
Rape - Nevada	69.7	59.0	Down 15.35%
Robbery - Nationwide	81.8	73.9	Down 9.66%
Robbery - Nevada	106.4	88.7	Down 16.64%
Aggravated assault - Nationwide	250.4	279.7	Up 11.7%
Aggravated assault - Nevada	315.3	306.8	Down 2.7%
All property crimes - Nationwide	2130.6	1958.2	Down 8.09%
All property crimes - Nevada	2330.4	1926.6	Down 17.33%
Arson - Nationwide	10.9	13.02	Up 21.10%
Arson - Nevada	9.4	13.9	Up 47.87%
Burglary - Nationwide	340.5	314.2	Down 7.72%
Burglary - Nevada	505.7	368.8	Down 27.07%
Larceny theft - Nationwide	1569.2	1398	Down 10.91%
Larceny theft - Nevada	1460.1	1221.4	Down 16.35%
Motor vehicle theft - Nationwide	220.8	246	Up 11.41%
Motor vehicle theft - Nevada	364.7	336.4	Down 7.76