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State profile

Nevada

276 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Nevada in 2025, or 8.4 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 25th highest rate of 49 comparable states.

All 73 agencies Top reporting agencies
276 offenses in 2025 147 cleared (53%)
8.4 per 100,000 residents 25th of 49 comparable states
100% NIBRS coverage Full-year reporting since 2019
20 agencies recorded a case of 43 agencies in the FBI's 2025 tables

Trend

Reported offenses over time

Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.

Offenses per year

Monthly offenses

Monthly offenses reported in Nevada. Highest month: Jul 2023 (44).
Nevada by year
Year Offenses Per 100,000 Clearance rate Coverage Agencies in FBI tables Agencies with cases
2025 276 8.44 53% 99.6% 43 20
2024 288 8.86 47% 99.5% 43 23
2023 279 8.77 53% 99.6% 52 18
2022 289 9.13 50% 99.6% 49 18
2021 282 9.02 51% 99.5% 35 17
2020 47 1.71 43% 87.4% 7 2
2019 2 0.11 0% 59.8% — —
2018 0 0.00 — 24.2% — —
2017 0 0.00 — 13.8% — —
2016 0 0.00 — 24.6% — —

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.

Agencies

Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025

Full agency directory
# Agency Type County 2025 2020–2025 Trend
1 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department NV0020100 City police Clark 152 730
2 Henderson Police Department NV0020300 City police Clark 36 258
3 Humboldt County Sheriff's Office NV0070000 County Humboldt 14 40
4 North Las Vegas Police Department NV0020200 City police Clark 11 38
5 Lyon County Sheriff's Office NV0100000 County Lyon 9 29
6 Elko County Sheriff's Office NV0040000 County Elko 7 51
7 Winnemucca Police Department NV0070100 City police Humboldt 7 14
8 Washoe County Sheriff's Office NV0160000 County Washoe 6 34
9 Reno Police Department NV0160100 City police Washoe 6 27
10 Lander County Sheriff's Office NV0080000 County Lander 5 55
11 Nye County Sheriff's Office NV0120000 County Nye 4 38
12 Carson City County Sheriff's Office NV0130000 County Carson City 4 7
13 Sparks Police Department NV0160200 City police Washoe 3 14
14 Mesquite Police Department NV0020900 City police Clark 3 5
15 Elko Police Department NV0040100 City police Elko 1 16

Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.

Official animal abuser registries

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Agency directory

The FBI lists 72 law enforcement agencies in Nevada, 63 of which report through NIBRS.

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