Las Vegas Murders Peak In 2017 With 171 Killed

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Las Vegas saw its most deadly year on record in 2017. The Review-Journal said 171 murders were reported last year, which doesn't include the deaths in the Las Vegas Strip massacre.

"Even with the massacre’s statistics excluded, Metro topped the previous record set in 2016, when its detectives investigated 168 homicides," the Review-Journal reported. "Metro’s jurisdiction includes the city of Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County. A total of 264 people were killed in the entire county last year."

The newspaper found "that 147 people, about 71 percent of those killed last year in Clark County, died of gunshot wounds."

"The youngest homicide victim was just 25 days old and the oldest 82 years," Review-Journal reported.

Last year, the city was also home to the deadliest mass shooting by an individual. Gunman Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and injured more than 500 others, before killing himself, police said.

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