Where
2300 S. Hollywood Blvd
A new Metro area command in east Las Vegas, centered on the Charleston corridor, built to serve the East Valley.3
Clark County . The Issues . Public Safety
The seat that funds your police.
In the unincorporated east valley, the county does not run the police day to day, but it helps fund and oversee them, it controls code enforcement, and it pays for the courts, the coroner, and dispatch. A new police station for this area opens this year.
Every figure below is tied to Metro, the Nevada Legislature, official crime data, or Clark County. Crime numbers are dated and sourced, never invented. This page is about who keeps the east valley safe, and who pays for it.
~24%
Share of Metro officers funded by the More Cops tax1
2.8M
Calls a year to the county's 911 center2
23% down
Clark County murders in 2024 versus 20235
Aug 2026
A new police station opens for the East Valley3
Scroll to begin
I . Jurisdiction
Who actually polices the east valley.
Because the townships are unincorporated, the police force here is Metro, and the county is a major part of how it is funded.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, known as Metro, polices the City of Las Vegas and all of unincorporated Clark County, which includes Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Winchester, and Whitney.2 Metro is led by an elected Sheriff, so the County Commission does not run it day to day. What the county does is help fund it, sit on the board that approves its budget, and pay for the rest of the justice system around it.112
Metro is also the county's emergency hub. Its communications center is the primary 911 answering point for all of Clark County, handling about 2.8 million calls a year.2 So when an east-valley resident calls for help, this is the system that answers, and the funding and accountability for it run, in part, through the seat on this ballot.
Metro
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department polices the city and all unincorporated county, including District E.2
Led by an elected Sheriff
The Sheriff runs Metro; the County Commission funds and fiscally oversees it, but does not run it day to day.1
The 911 hub
Metro's center is the primary 911 answering point for the whole county, about 2.8 million calls a year.2
II . The Money
How the police get paid for.
A dedicated sales tax, and a board the county sits on, decide a big share of Metro's budget.
A dedicated Clark County sales tax, widely known as the "More Cops" tax, funds police hiring. It was built up in stages: voters backed it in 2004, the Legislature authorized an initial levy in 2005, and the Commission added increments in 2013 and 2016.1 As of the most recent state legislative review (fiscal year 2020), the More Cops tax funded about 24 percent of Metro's officers, roughly 795 of about 3,300 sworn positions, toward a goal of two officers per 1,000 residents.1 Treat those as 2020-era figures and confirm the current count with Metro.
Crucially, the County Commission sits on the body that approves Metro's budget. The LVMPD Fiscal Affairs Committee has five members: two county commissioners, two Las Vegas City Council members, and one public member.1 So a District E commissioner literally votes on the police budget and on any future More Cops levy. This is one of the most direct, concrete public-safety levers the seat holds.
The More Cops tax
A dedicated county sales tax for police hiring, built up over 2004 to 2016.1
About 24 percent of officers
The share of Metro officers it funded as of the fiscal-year-2020 review, about 795 of 3,300.1
Two per 1,000
The officer-to-resident staffing goal the tax was meant to reach.1
The seat votes on it
Two county commissioners sit on the five-member Fiscal Affairs Committee that approves Metro's budget.1
III . A Real Win
A new police station, built for the East Valley.
This is concrete, current, and district-specific: a new Metro area command opening this year for the part of the valley District E sits in.
Metro is opening a new Hollywood Area Command at 2300 South Hollywood Boulevard in east Las Vegas, built specifically to serve the growing East Valley, including Sunrise Manor.34 The Sheriff broke ground in March 2025, and the department has been on track to open it around August 2026.3 For a district whose neighborhoods have long felt under-served on response times, a dedicated, modern command in the area is a tangible investment.
A commissioner's job here is straightforward: make sure the new station is fully staffed and funded, not just built. A building without enough officers does not change response times. That is exactly where the budget vote through the Fiscal Affairs Committee meets the reality on the street.1
When
Opening around August 2026
Ground was broken in March 2025, with the department targeting an opening around August 2026.34
The job
Staff it, do not just build it
A station only improves response times if it is fully staffed and funded, which runs through the county's budget vote.1
IV . The Numbers
The honest crime picture.
No fear-mongering and no false precision. Here is what the official 2024 data actually shows, with sources.
In 2024, Metro investigated 109 murders, down 23 percent from 141 in 2023, the lowest count since 2019.5 Across the valley, most violent crime declined that year, with sexual assault and auto theft as notable exceptions.5 That is a real improvement worth crediting, and it is also far from "mission accomplished." The point of citing it honestly is that a credible candidate uses the official trend, not a scary guess.
For current, granular numbers, the state and federal dashboards are the authority, and they update over time.6 This page will not print a crime statistic without a dated official source behind it, because public safety is exactly the issue where bad numbers do the most damage.
The standard we hold ourselves to
Every crime number on this site is dated and sourced. No invented statistics, ever.
It is easy to scare people with a number nobody can check. We will not. The verified story for 2024 is a meaningful drop in homicides and most violent crime, with sexual assault and auto theft still demanding attention. For the latest figures, the official Nevada and federal crime dashboards are linked in the sources, and they are the authority.
109 murders, down 23 percent
Metro's 2024 homicide investigations versus 141 in 2023, the lowest since 2019.5
Most violent crime fell
Across the valley in 2024, with sexual assault and auto theft as exceptions.5
Check it yourself
The official state crime dashboard is the live authority for current figures.6
V . The System
The justice system the county pays for.
Police are only part of it. The county also funds the courts, indigent defense, the coroner, and dispatch.
Beyond Metro, a whole set of justice functions are county-funded and county-run. Clark County operates a system of Justice Courts that handle traffic, evictions, small claims, protection orders, and the first stages of criminal cases.8 The county funds the Public Defender and a Special Public Defender for serious cases, and it runs the Coroner and Medical Examiner, which investigates violent, sudden, and unattended deaths.89
Response times are also a dispatch question. The valley has approved a unified Red Rock Communications Center to consolidate dispatch across agencies and improve coordination, a project that directly affects how fast help reaches an east-valley address.11 A commissioner budgets for these pieces and can champion the dispatch upgrade.
Justice Courts
County courts for traffic, eviction, small claims, protection orders, and early criminal stages.8
Public defense
The county funds the Public Defender and a Special Public Defender for the most serious cases.8
The Coroner
The county Coroner and Medical Examiner investigates violent, sudden, and unattended deaths countywide.9
Unified 911 dispatch
A planned Red Rock Communications Center to consolidate dispatch and speed response.11
VI . Quality of Life
The county's own safety tool: code enforcement.
Unlike police funding, which is shared, code enforcement and nuisance abatement are squarely the county's authority.
A lot of what makes a neighborhood feel safe is not a 911 call, it is blight, illegal dumping, problem motels, and abandoned properties. Clark County has direct authority over these through nuisance abatement under County Code Title 11, which lets the county act against chronic nuisance properties in the unincorporated area.10 This is a lever the commissioner controls more directly than the police budget.
That makes code enforcement a natural bridge between the public-safety and homelessness priorities: clean, well-lit, well-maintained corridors are safer corridors. Using the county's existing abatement tools aggressively for the east valley is a concrete commitment a commissioner can actually keep.
Title 11
County code that lets the county abate chronic nuisance properties in unincorporated areas.10
Directly county-controlled
Unlike police funding, which is shared, this is squarely the county's authority.10
Safety you can see
Blight, lighting, and abandoned properties shape how safe a corridor feels and is.10
VII . The Lane
What the seat actually decides.
Being honest about the line between funding the police and running them matters here.
The seat helps decide Metro's budget through the Fiscal Affairs Committee, controls code enforcement and nuisance abatement, and budgets for the courts, the coroner, and dispatch.110 What it does not do is run Metro day to day, set arrest policy, or command officers; that is the elected Sheriff's job.2 A commissioner who is clear about that line is easier to hold accountable, because you know exactly which decisions are actually theirs.
Can fund and oversee
Metro's budget through the Fiscal Affairs Committee, and the courts, coroner, and dispatch.1
Can control directly
Code enforcement and nuisance abatement in the unincorporated county.10
Cannot do
Run Metro day to day or command officers; the elected Sheriff does that.2
VIII . The Proposal
Where Manny stands.
These are candidate positions, offered as proposals, not enacted county policy.
Manny's public-safety approach is concrete. Staff the new station. The Hollywood Area Command should open fully staffed and funded, not as an empty building, and the budget vote is where a commissioner makes that real.13 Protect officer staffing. Defend the two-per-1,000 goal the More Cops tax was meant to reach, so the east valley gets the coverage it was promised.1
Use the county's own tools. Aggressive code enforcement and nuisance abatement for clean, well-lit, safer corridors is something the seat controls directly.10 Speed the response. Support the unified dispatch upgrade and judge progress by the county's own crime and response numbers, published honestly.611 The thread is compassion paired with accountability, and results you can measure.
Staff the new station
Open the Hollywood Area Command fully staffed and funded, through the budget vote.13
Protect staffing
Defend the two-officers-per-1,000 goal so the east valley gets real coverage.1
Clean, lit, safe
Use code enforcement and nuisance abatement, and support unified dispatch, measured by real numbers.1011
Take Action
Get help, or report a problem.
The right number for the right situation, plus how to report the quality-of-life problems the county can act on.
Emergency
Call 911
For a crime in progress, a fire, or any immediate danger, call 911. Metro's center is the county's primary 911 answering point.2
Non-emergency
Metro non-emergency
For non-urgent police matters, Metro publishes a non-emergency line and online reporting on its site.2
Report it
Blight, dumping, nuisance
Report code violations, illegal dumping, and chronic nuisance properties in the unincorporated county to Clark County.10
Your command
Find your area command
Metro's station finder shows which area command covers your address, useful as the new East Valley command opens.3
Myth vs Fact
Who runs the police, really.
Public safety is shared across the county, the Sheriff, and the courts. A few common mix-ups, corrected.
Myth: the commissioner runs the police
Fact: the elected Sheriff runs Metro; the county funds and fiscally oversees it through the Fiscal Affairs Committee.12
Myth: a city police force covers my street
Fact: in the unincorporated east valley, Metro is your police force, not a separate city department.2
Myth: the county cannot affect safety
Fact: it votes on Metro's budget, controls code enforcement, and funds the courts, coroner, and dispatch.110
Myth: crime is spiraling everywhere
Fact: Metro murders fell 23 percent in 2024 to the lowest since 2019; some categories still need work.5
Myth: a new station alone fixes response times
Fact: a building only helps if it is staffed and funded, which is the county's budget decision.1
Myth: code complaints go nowhere
Fact: the county has real abatement authority under Title 11 for chronic nuisance properties.10
Plain Words
The safety terms, in plain English.
A few terms come up a lot in public safety. Here is what they mean.
Metro (LVMPD)
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the consolidated force for the city and unincorporated county, led by an elected Sheriff.2
More Cops tax
A dedicated county sales tax that funds police hiring, built up between 2004 and 2016.1
Fiscal Affairs Committee
The five-member board, including two county commissioners, that approves Metro's budget.1
Area command
A Metro station and its patrol district; the new Hollywood Area Command will serve the East Valley.3
PSAP
A public-safety answering point, the 911 center; Metro's is the primary one for the whole county.2
Nuisance abatement
The county's legal power, under Title 11, to act against chronic nuisance properties.10
The Short Version
If you remember five things.
The whole page, distilled. Each line is backed by the sources below.
Metro polices the east valley
Led by an elected Sheriff; the county funds and oversees it, but does not run it day to day.2
The seat votes on the police budget
Two commissioners sit on the committee that approves Metro's budget and the More Cops tax.1
A new station is coming
The Hollywood Area Command opens around August 2026 to serve the East Valley.3
The honest crime trend
Murders fell 23 percent in 2024 to the lowest since 2019; sexual assault and auto theft are exceptions.5
Code enforcement is a county lever
Nuisance abatement under Title 11 is something the commissioner controls directly.10
Questions
Fair questions.
The things people actually ask about safety and the police.
No. Metro is led by an elected Sheriff. The County Commission helps fund it and sits on the Fiscal Affairs Committee that approves its budget, but it does not run the department day to day.12
Metro, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, polices the city and all unincorporated county, including Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Winchester, and Whitney, through its area commands.2
A dedicated Clark County sales tax that funds police hiring, built up between 2004 and 2016. As of the fiscal-year-2020 state review, it funded about 24 percent of Metro's officers, around 795 of 3,300.1
Yes. Two county commissioners sit on the five-member LVMPD Fiscal Affairs Committee that approves Metro's budget, alongside two city council members and a public member. So the seat votes on police funding.1
Metro's new Hollywood Area Command at 2300 South Hollywood Boulevard in east Las Vegas, built to serve the East Valley including Sunrise Manor. Ground was broken in March 2025, with an opening targeted around August 2026.34
Only if it is fully staffed and funded. A new building helps, but officers fill it through the budget. That is why the county's budget vote, and a commissioner's attention to staffing, matter as much as the ribbon-cutting.13
The verified 2024 data shows Metro murders down 23 percent to the lowest since 2019, with most violent crime falling, though sexual assault and auto theft were exceptions. For current figures, the official Nevada crime dashboard is the authority.56
From official sources only: Metro and Coroner data reported by the Review-Journal for 2024, and the state and federal crime dashboards for ongoing figures. We do not publish a crime statistic without a dated official source.56
Report code violations, illegal dumping, and chronic nuisance properties in the unincorporated county to Clark County. The county has real abatement authority under Title 11 to act on them.10
Call 911 for a crime in progress, a fire, or any immediate danger. For non-urgent matters, use Metro's non-emergency line or online reporting. Metro's center handles about 2.8 million calls a year as the county's primary answering point.2
A planned Red Rock Communications Center to consolidate 911 dispatch across valley agencies, intended to improve coordination and response times. It is the kind of project a commissioner can support and track.11
Yes. The county runs and funds the Justice Courts, the Public Defender and Special Public Defender, and the Coroner and Medical Examiner. These are county budget items the commission oversees.89
It is the officer-to-resident staffing target the More Cops tax was meant to reach: two sworn officers for every 1,000 residents. Defending that level of coverage for the east valley is a concrete budget priority.1
No. Operational policing decisions belong to the elected Sheriff and Metro. The commissioner's tools are funding, oversight through the budget committee, code enforcement, and advocacy.12
Through code enforcement and the condition of public corridors. Clean, lit, well-maintained streets are safer streets, which is why the public-safety and homelessness priorities share the same county tools. See the Homelessness and Safety page for more.10
No. The public-safety facts here are nonpartisan and sourced. This is the Manny Kess campaign's site, and his positions are clearly marked as proposals in the "Where Manny stands" section.1
This: the new East Valley police station only changes response times if it is staffed and funded, and that is a county budget decision your commissioner votes on. Hold the seat to staffing the station, not just opening it.13
As of the fiscal-year-2020 state legislative review, Metro had about 3,300 sworn positions. For the current count, Metro's own budget and annual reports are the authority, since staffing changes year to year.17
Auto theft was one of the exceptions to the 2024 decline in violent crime. It is a persistent challenge nationally and locally. For the current trend, the official Nevada crime dashboard tracks it over time.56
The Clark County Detention Center is operated by Metro and funded within Metro's overall budget, which the county helps fund and the Fiscal Affairs Committee approves. So jail funding is part of the same budget the seat votes on.17
The Sheriff is independently elected, so they do not report to the Commission. The county's leverage is the budget, through the Fiscal Affairs Committee, plus public advocacy. It is funding and oversight, not command.12
The five-member committee reviews and approves Metro's budget. With two county commissioners on it, the county has real say over how much the department gets and, by extension, staffing levels like the two-per-1,000 goal.1
Yes. Metro publishes statistics, and the state's official Nevada Crime Statistics dashboard provides incident-based data over time. Those are the authoritative sources, rather than any single campaign's framing.6
That page focuses on homelessness, outreach, shelter, and the county's bed-first approach. This page focuses on policing, how Metro is funded, the courts and coroner, and code enforcement. They share the same goal of safe, healthy neighborhoods.10
Because money and conditions drive outcomes. The seat votes on Metro's budget and staffing, controls code enforcement that shapes whether corridors feel safe, funds the courts and coroner, and can champion faster dispatch. That is a lot of real safety leverage, even without commanding officers.110
Keep Exploring
More on safety and the county.
Policing is one piece. Here is the rest of the safety and county picture.
The pairing
Homelessness & Safety
Compassion paired with accountability, beds and outreach alongside safe, clean neighborhoods.
Safer streets
Getting Around
Pedestrian safety on the east valley's dangerous arterials, and the projects that can help.
The money
Fiscal & Transparency
Where the county budget goes, including the public-safety dollars, and the case for measuring results.
A note from Manny
Fund it. Staff it. Measure it.
Safe neighborhoods are not a slogan. They are a budget and a follow-through.
Public safety is where talk is cheapest and follow-through matters most. The county does not run Metro, but it funds it, and I will use that vote to make sure the new East Valley station opens fully staffed, not as an empty building. I will use the county's own code-enforcement tools to clean up the corridors that make people feel unsafe, support faster dispatch, and judge it all by the county's own numbers, published honestly. Compassion and accountability, with results you can check.
Sources & Method
Every figure, sourced.
Public-safety claims should be checkable, and every one here is tied to Metro, the Legislature, official crime data, or Clark County.
- Nevada Legislature, "Effects of More Cops Funding" exhibit (the More Cops tax history, the roughly 24 percent of officers funded, the 795 of 3,300 figure, and the two-per-1,000 goal, fiscal year 2020): leg.state.nv.us More Cops exhibit
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Communications Bureau (Metro's jurisdiction, the primary 911 answering point, about 2.8 million calls a year): lvmpd.com communications
- Fox5 Las Vegas, new Hollywood Area Command (the 2300 South Hollywood location, the East Valley focus, and the August 2026 opening target): fox5vegas.com new station
- KTNV Las Vegas, East Valley area command update (the March 2025 groundbreaking and Sunrise Manor service area): ktnv.com area command
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2024 homicides down (Metro's 109 murders in 2024, down 23 percent from 141, the lowest since 2019, with the countywide context): reviewjournal.com 2024 homicides
- Nevada Crime Statistics, the state's official incident-based crime dashboard (the live authority for current figures): nevadacrimestats.nv.gov
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, budget (the department's budget and the role of the Fiscal Affairs Committee): lvmpd.com budget
- Clark County Justice Courts and Public Defender (the county-run courts and indigent-defense functions): clarkcountynv.gov justice courts
- Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner (the county office that investigates violent, sudden, and unattended deaths): clarkcountynv.gov coroner
- Clark County Code, Title 11, Abatement of Nuisances (the county's authority over chronic nuisance properties in unincorporated areas): Clark County Code Title 11
- KTNV Las Vegas, unified 911 dispatch (the planned Red Rock Communications Center to consolidate dispatch): ktnv.com unified dispatch
- Clark County Board of County Commissioners (the body that funds Metro and sits on the Fiscal Affairs Committee, and controls code enforcement): clarkcountynv.gov commissioners
How we handled the numbers. The More Cops funding figures are from the Nevada Legislature's own review and are dated to fiscal year 2020, so we label them as such. The 2024 crime figures come from Review-Journal reporting of Metro and Coroner data, and the new area-command details from Fox5 and KTNV reporting of Metro.
The crime-data rule. We do not publish a crime statistic without a dated official source. For current figures, the Nevada Crime Statistics dashboard is the live authority, and it updates over time. Several Metro pages block automated access, so confirm the latest budget and staffing counts directly on lvmpd.com.
Found something to fix? If a figure here is out of date, the campaign wants to know. Accuracy is the whole point. Reach the team through the main site.