Crime has, and continues to drop in downtown Las Vegas, and this is despite the recent fatal beating of a tourist during bachelor party weekend.

In a Metro Police report that shows crime trends across the valley areas, downtown was the only area without an increase in violent crime compared to last year.

According to Metro, murders in downtown are down 63 percent; sexual assaults dropped by 11 percent, and there was 10 percent dip in robberies. Assault and battery with a deadly weapon was also down 5 percent.

The downtown area has about 70,000 residents, and about 17 million visitors come to the area every year.

"We're all sort of working together to keep eyes on the street and to deter crime before it happens," said Drew Cohen, co-owner of the Writer's Block.

"Not just policing the community, but actually interacting with it on a daily basis," said Drew Cohen, co-owner of the Writer's Block... Read More

The man accused of punching and killing a tourist in downtown Las Vegas told police he had planned to turn himself in to authorities, according to his arrest report.

James Beach, 27, is facing a murder charge in the 1-punch death of 45-year-old Luis Campos who died a few days after the April 30 incident. He made his first court appearance on Wednesday morning.

Campos was in line with his brothers outside of a downtown nightclub when he was punched.

According to the arrest report, Beach approached Campos and asked, "Is there a problem? Why are you mad dogging me?" There was an exchange of words and Beach punched Campos causing him to lose consciousness and fall to the sidewalk. Beach and a friend then fled east on Fremont Street. The report did indicate that Beach's friend, Javier Gaona, appeared to try and hold him back during the confrontation.

Campos, the father of five, died on May 4... Read More