Nevada
Nye County sees 123% spike in roadway fatalities: 2023 among deadliest years in decades
Nye County saw a dramatic 123-percent spike in fatalities, with 29 deaths last year, compared with 13 fatalities in 2022.
That’s among the data findings that show Nevada traffic fatalities in 2023 were down compared to 2022, but it still was one of the deadliest years on state roads over nearly two decades.
The 386 crash deaths in the state were down 7 percent from 2022’s 416 fatals, which makes 2023 the second-deadliest year on state roads since 2006, only behind the prior year’s total, according to state data tracked by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
“These numbers still are preliminary and as we get more data throughout the year, that number could rise,” said Anita Pepper, spokeswoman for Zero Fatalities. “It’s also still too high. We want to see everyone get to their destination and see everyone come home at night.”
Impairment and seeing are the leading causes of fatal crashes, as is the case each year, Pepper noted.
The Nevada Office of Traffic Safety pushed out messaging and carried out education efforts aimed at making drivers more mindful of safety, Pepper said.
Part of that messaging is urging motorists to stop distracted and impaired driving, and pushing motorists and passengers to use seat belts.
“Those types of things, hopefully people are working to do their part to keep the roads safe,” Pepper said.
Pedestrian deaths were on the rise, with 106 deaths last year, up 16 percent over 2022’s 91 fatalities.
That increase also rang true in Clark County, where 82 pedestrians were killed, up 15 percent over the 71 deaths in 2022.
That’s cause for concern for Andrew Bennett, director of Clark County’s Office of Traffic Safety.
Bennett highlighted that all data trends in the county weren’t negative, with motorcyclist and cyclist fatalities down 12 percent and 38 percent, respectively, in 2023 compared with fatalities in 2022 in Clark County.
“That is significant,” Bennett said. “That’s not just me cherry-picking the best news on here.”
Statewide motorcyclist deaths were down 26 percent and cyclist deaths dipped 20 percent between 2022 and 2023.
Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, who champions traffic safety efforts in the Las Vegas Valley, said motorcyclists deaths being down could be because of discussions and coverage of such crashes over the years.
“I think that it is aspirational to think that had some impact, the level of attention on prior fatalities,” Naft said.
Unrestrained deaths in the state were down 23 percent, going from 86 in 2022 to 66 in 2023, but were up 5 percent in Clark County, with 41 in 2023, two more than in 2022.
The state will again use joining forces campaigns to target different issues on the road, such as speeding, impaired and distracted driving, hoping to curb the rate of crashes, especially fatal instances, involving such behaviors.
As part of the program, funds are provided to 27 law enforcement agencies to do traffic safety work throughout the year. The state’s grant programs also provide support to the DUI court and a grant is funding a study out of the University of Nevada, Reno, researching speeding in school zones.
“That’s where the office of traffic safety is able to provide grants to different agencies throughout the state,” Pepper said. “With that enforcement they’re able to do some events around looking for impaired drivers and checking for distracted drivers. Those are things that we’re always doing, but we’re able to provide money so we can put more officers on the road.”
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The defending 5A state champion Centennial Bulldogs (7-3) open conference play with a challenging road test Wednesday night when they travel to Henderson to face the Liberty Patriots (10-7) in a Nevada 5A Southern basketball clash.
Coach Karen Weitz’s Bulldogs, seeking their second consecutive state title, will rely on their formidable frontcourt duo of forwards Nation Williams and Inieye Oruh, complemented by standout guard Sanai Branch. They will face a Patriots squad that has shown marked improvement under head coach Lorenzo Jarvis, powered by senior leaders Samantha Chesnut and Kiana Harworth alongside junior standout Neviah Nick.
With Liberty’s home court advantage potentially neutralizing Centennial’s championship pedigree, this early conference matchup could set the tone for both teams’ title aspirations in the competitive 5A Southern division.
Opening tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, January 7 with a live TV broadcast on NFHS Network.
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Home prices in Southern Nevada dropped from record highs to end 2025 and less homes sold last year compared with 2024.
Approximately 28,498 existing homes sold in the region last year, which is down almost 9 percent from the 31,305 homes that sold in 2024, according to trade association Las Vegas Realtors, which pulls its data from the Multiple Listing Service. This is the lowest number of homes sold in a year in Southern Nevada since 2007 right before the Great Recession.
The median sale price for a house sold in Southern Nevada in December was approximately $470,000, a 3.9 percent drop from November, according to LVR. By the end of December, LVR reported 6,396 single-family homes listed for sale without any sort of offer. That’s up 28.8 percent from one year earlier.
Despite a down year in sales, the local market did end on a high note.
George Kypreos, president of Las Vegas Realtors, said he is optimistic the housing market could turn around this year. The LVR report noted that home sales in Southern Nevada have seen “peaks and valleys” in recent years, generally declining since 2021 when a record 50,010 properties sold.
“Although it was a relatively slow year for home sales, we’re seeing some encouraging signs heading into the new year,” said Kypreos in a statement. “Buyer activity locally and nationally is starting to improve. Home prices have been fairly stable, and mortgage interest rates ended the year lower than they were the previous year. Most trends are pointing to a more balanced housing market in 2026.”
Freddie Mac currently has the average price for a 30-year fixed-term mortgage rate at 6.1 percent. That mortgage rate has not gone below 6 percent since 2022.
The all-time high median home sale price in Southern Nevada was broken multiple times last year, and currently sits at $488,995 which was last set in November while the condo and townhome market has dropped substantially from an all-time high that was set in October of 2024 ($315,000) to $275,000 to end 2025.
Major residential real estate brokerages are mixed as to where the market will head this year as Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com have all put out their 2026 projections, and they expect a similar market to 2025. Mortgage rates aren’t expected to drop enough next year to unlock the country’s housing market, new builds will continue to lag, and prices will remain relatively elevated.
Realtor.com said in its report that it predicts a “steadier” housing market next year and a slight shift to a more balanced market. Redfin’s report says 2026 will be the year of the “great housing reset,” which means the start of a yearslong period of “gradual increases in home sales and normalization of prices as affordability gradually improves.”
Finally, Zillow said the housing market should “warm up” in 2026 with “buyers seeing a bit more breathing room and sellers benefiting from price stability and more consistent demand.”
Contact Patrick Blennerhassett at pblennerhassett@reviewjournal.com.
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