Fewer cars are being stolen in the Las Vegas area. In fact, thefts are down 32 percent from the same time last year. If the numbers hold, Metro police will have cut the number of auto thefts in Las Vegas by more than half since 2006.
The area with the largest drop was the Las Vegas Strip which saw a 40 percent decrease. Police say that people are being more aware.
A national think-tank says Las Vegas is more likely to be the target of a terrorist attack than Atlanta, Dallas, or Denver.
A new report lists Las Vegas as ninth in the nation for the likelihood of a terrorist attack. The Rand Center for Terrorism made the ranking from a two-year study.
The mega-hotel/casinos on the Las Vegas Strip are the reason Las Vegas ranks so high on the list. Las Vegas’ resorts attracted 39 million visitors in 2006, and world wide attention. The report says the hotel/casinos also may have attracted the attention of terrorists both domestic and foreign.
