Amargosa Valley has an overall crime rate of 15 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Amargosa Valley is 1 in 68. How does Amargosa Valley fare compared to other communities in Nevada of all population sizes? Amargosa Valley's crime rate is lower than approximately 52% of Nevada communities.

However, when you compare Amargosa Valley to other communities of similar population, then Amargosa Valley crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Amargosa Valley does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Amargosa Valley does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Amargosa Valley.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Amargosa Valley's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Amargosa Valley is one in 527.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Amargosa Valley; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 13 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Importantly, we found that Amargosa Valley has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Amargosa Valley is one in 329.