Crime & Safety in Boulder City
Boulder City's crime data reads favorably on the measures reviewed this pass -- an overall rate near the national average, with violent crime (8.6 per 1,000) and property crime (19.5 per 1,000) both running meaningfully below their respective national averages.
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Learn moreAn overall rate near the national average
Boulder City's overall crime rate runs 9 per 1,000 residents -- near the average for all U.S. cities and towns of all sizes, neither a standout low nor a concerning high on this specific aggregate measure.
Violent and property crime run meaningfully below national averages
On the more specific measures, Boulder City reads favorably: a violent crime rate of 8.6 per 1,000 against a US average of 22.7 (well under half the national rate), and a property crime rate of 19.5 against a US average of 35.4 -- both meaningfully below their respective national comparisons.
A pattern consistent with the city's small-town, retiree-friendly identity
These favorable violent- and property-crime figures are consistent with the small-town/retiree-friendly character this dataset's Nevada market manifest assigns to Boulder City specifically, distinct from the rest of the Las Vegas metro's own crime profile documented in las-vegas-nv.js.
Key takeaways
- Boulder City's overall crime rate (9/1,000) runs near the national average for cities and towns of all sizes.
- Violent crime (8.6/1,000) runs well under half the national average (22.7), and property crime (19.5/1,000) also runs meaningfully below the national average (35.4).
- These favorable figures are consistent with Boulder City's real, distinct small-town/retiree-friendly identity within the Las Vegas metro.
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