LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The downtown area in Las Vegas has recorded the most people killed so far this year, according to data from the Metropolitan Police Department.
LVMPD releases weekly statistics that range in a variety of categories across 10 area commands. They are geographically defined sections that can cover multiple ZIP codes. Due to some ZIP codes overlapping across those boundaries, crime rates can vary from the specific ZIP code to the overall zone officers protect and serve.
Metro police make the data for area commands and provide an open data portal for the public to search zip codes reporting crime, along with the type of crime in their jurisdiction…