All of Vegas and Clark County ( including North Las Vegas, Laughlin and Henderson) has gone downhill over the years and the gang, drug, murder problems are a real issue. Clark County has a real problem and I can see the changes; "
Metropolitan Las Vegas is witnessing an increase in murder and rape crimes, said Clark County Sheriff Bill Young.
Last year there were 31 eligible death penalty cases in the county, Young said, and 33 so far this year. To date, there are 126 murder trials pending in Clark County, Young said.
Property crimes, especially auto thefts, are up in Las Vegas, ranking the city as No. 2 or 3 in the nation for such crimes, Young said.
He attributed the increase to the region's rapid growth and demographic change, particularly the rise in the number of gangs that have moved in.
Gang-related shootings in Las Vegas have risen in the first six months of 2006 by nearly 50 percent compared to a year ago.
"Los Angeles has made southern Nevada gang turf," Young said. "All the action is coming here."
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