Is it okay to walk in Downtown East, Las Vegas?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Very high for Las Vegas

Reported crime around the center of Downtown East is among the highest 1% of areas in Las Vegas, taking into account how many people are usually around. 306 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Downtown East.

See Downtown East on the map

The map shows every block and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Las Vegas
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	High	higher than in 89% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	High	higher than in 88% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas

Day and night

Las Vegas police data has no time of day, so day and night cannot be compared here.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 108 (35%)
Drug offense: 61 (20%)
Vandalism: 26 (8%)
Weapons offense: 25 (8%)
Aggravated assault: 17 (6%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Downtown East

The areas right next to it range from moderate to very high.

East Las Vegas Very high
Huntridge High
Cultural Corridor Very high
Fremont East Entertainment District Very high
Las Vegas High School Historic District Very high
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District Very high
Downtown Las Vegas Very high
18b: The Las Vegas Arts District High

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within Las Vegas. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.