Healthcare & Safety in Dayton
Dayton's crime data runs genuinely favorable -- near the national average and lower than roughly 61% of Nevada communities -- while healthcare access leans on nearby Carson City and Carson Valley facilities.
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Learn moreGenuinely favorable crime data
Dayton's overall crime rate (7 per 1,000, a 1-in-144 victim chance) runs near the national average for all US cities and towns, and lower than approximately 61% of Nevada communities per one source. Violent crime specifically (a 1-in-379 chance, an index rate of 21.6) runs slightly below the cited national average of 22.7, and property crime is separately described as below the national average (NeighborhoodScout, retrieved 2026-08-25).
Healthcare leans on Carson City and Carson Valley facilities
No large hospital sits within Dayton itself; residents rely on nearby Carson City hospitals and Carson Valley Health (Carson Valley Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital with a Level IV Trauma Center emergency department in Gardnerville, documented in full in this dataset's gardnerville-nv.js record) for more specialized care.
No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe
Per this dataset's site policy, no specific neighborhood within Dayton is called out as higher- or lower-crime here -- confirm current, address-specific data directly with NeighborhoodScout, CrimeGrade, or the Lyon County Sheriff's Office before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Dayton's overall crime rate runs near the national average and lower than roughly 61% of Nevada communities per one source.
- Violent crime runs slightly below the cited national average; property crime is separately described as below average.
- No large hospital sits within Dayton itself; residents rely on nearby Carson City and Carson Valley (Gardnerville) facilities.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
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