Las Vegas leads U.S. major cities in evictions

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Las Vegas, NV) -- Las Vegas leads the nation's major cities in evictions.

It ranks at the top of a recent study from Eviction Lab. Las Vegas had 57-thousand evictions last year.

According to the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, in an average year, there are more than 30-thousand eviction cases in Las Vegas Justice Court alone.

Officials anticipate an even higher number of evictions this year.