CrimeMetric

Crime in Nebraska

Major crime across Nebraska is 15% below the U.S. rate per resident: 30% lower for persons crimes and 11% lower for property crimes. That is the 33rd highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 10.2% from a year earlier. Of the 48 places below, 8 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
85
15% below the U.S. rate
1,464 per 100,000
down 10.2% in a year
Persons crimes
70
30% below the U.S. rate
217 per 100,000
down 5.0% in a year
Property crimes
89
11% below the U.S. rate
1,247 per 100,000
down 11.0% in a year
Social disorder
118
18% above the U.S. rate
2,731 per 100,000
down 6.2% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Nebraska, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst Nebraska
Omaha1591.9 times
Lincoln12243% higher
Bellevue6821% lower
Grand Island10927% higher
Kearney6425% lower
Fremont917% higher
Norfolk6227% lower
Hastings86about the same
Columbus4152% lower
North Platte928% higher
Papillion3361% lower
La Vista4844% lower
South Sioux City88about the same
Scottsbluff1952.3 times
Beatrice3855% lower
Chalco2769% lower
Lexington6820% lower
York10928% higher
Gering3756% lower
Blair4746% lower
Plattsmouth3855% lower
Crete7215% lower
Alliance6524% lower
Seward3657% lower
Nebraska City5536% lower
McCook4054% lower
Ralston7611% lower
Offutt AFB2373% lower
Wayne3263% lower
Sidney5634% lower
Holdrege1978% lower
Chadron917% higher
Wahoo2472% lower
Aurora2571% lower
Ogallala6030% lower
Gretna3460% lower
Valley3164% lower
Fairbury3163% lower
Falls City3065% lower
O'Neill2274% lower
Cozad1879% lower
Broken Bow1978% lower
Auburn2867% lower
Central City1879% lower
West Point2570% lower
Valentine3559% lower
Ord2077% lower
Kimball4349% lower

The 48 largest places in Nebraska, largest first.

Crime by type

Drugs and alcohol and vandalism stand out most, at about 33% above the U.S. rate

Every block group in Nebraska, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault11538.4
Aggravated assault70162
Murder682.4
Robbery3314.0

Property crimes

Shoplifting112357
Other larceny88438
Motor vehicle theft87138
Theft from vehicle79210
Burglary64104

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol133659
Vandalism130534
Disorderly conduct116138
Trespassing116271
Simple assault113820
Intimidation103235
Weapons violations7574.3

How crime varies across Nebraska

Share of Nebraska residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5053.4%
  • 50–10020.8%
  • 100–20016.0%
  • 200–4007.7%
  • 400+2.1%

98.9% of Nebraska residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

1,648 block groups and 2,036,728 residents. How the estimates are made