Vegas has higher crime rates per capita than LA Cal in 6 out of the 7 major crime categories.
Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:
Las Vegas, NV | Los Angeles, CA | National | |
Murder: | 11.6 | 12.4 | 7 |
Forcible Rape: | 54.57 | 27.3 | 32.2 |
Robbery: | 409 | 370 | 205.8 |
Aggravated Assault: | 507.7 | 377.2 | 336.5 |
Burglary: | 1133.5 | 524.8 | 813.2 |
Larceny Theft: | 2038.2 | 1539.2 | 2601.7 |
Vehicle Theft: | 1495.6 | 654.4 | 501.5 |
Thank goodness it's also extraordinarily far away from the snowy little mountain pass where I live upstate. It would probably take me 15 hours to drive there.
Yeah, but much of that Las Vegas crime is committed by L.A. people. ;)