State crime profile · 2024
Nebraska Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 47 cities and 48 of 93 counties in Nebraska (NE), ranked safest to most dangerous from 287 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-09-05
- 217.3
- Violent / 100K
- 1,630.8
- Property / 100K
- 47
- Cities
- 48
- Counties
Nebraska violent crime is 217.3 per 100,000, 38% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Nebraska records 217.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 38% below the national average (about the 8th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 217.3 violent crimes per 100K
- -38% vs. the U.S. average
- 8th safest of 51 states & DC
- 1,630.8 property crimes per 100K
How safe is Nebraska? FBI UCR data snapshot
Nebraska (NE) reported 4,358 violent crimes and 32,705 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 287 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 217.3 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1630.8 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 2,005,465. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 47 Nebraska cities and 48 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Nebraska below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 261.4 to 217.3 per 100,000, a decline of 16.9%. City-level detail pages within Nebraska include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How Nebraska ranks nationally
Nebraska vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
217 Safer than 84% among 51 U.S. states
Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,005,465 | 4,358 | 217.3 | 32,705 | 1630.8 |
| 2023 | 1,978,379 | 3,371 | 170.4 | 27,615 | 1395.8 |
| 2022 | 1,967,923 | 5,562 | 282.6 | 37,154 | 1888 |
| 2021 | 1,963,692 | 3,003 | 152.9 | 19,962 | 1016.6 |
| 2020 | 1,937,552 | 5,986 | 308.9 | 34,502 | 1780.7 |
| 2019 | 1,934,408 | 5,774 | 298.5 | 39,078 | 2020.2 |
| 2018 | 1,929,268 | 5,483 | 284.2 | 39,730 | 2059.3 |
| 2017 | 1,920,076 | 5,604 | 291.9 | 41,428 | 2157.6 |
| 2016 | 1,907,116 | 5,373 | 281.7 | 42,474 | 2227.1 |
| 2015 | 1,896,190 | 4,925 | 259.7 | 41,909 | 2210.2 |
| 2014 | 1,881,503 | 4,918 | 261.4 | 46,260 | 2458.7 |
Cities in Nebraska
Safest cities in Nebraska
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Bellevue 99
Bellevue
99 /100K
- Fremont
Fremont
180 /100K
- Norfolk
Norfolk
202 /100K
- Kearney
Kearney
301 /100K
- Lincoln
Lincoln
348 /100K
- Grand Island
Grand Island
368 /100K
- Omaha
Omaha
369 /100K
What this shows Bellevue is the safest sizeable city in Nebraska, at 99.2 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in Nebraska
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Omaha
Omaha
369 /100K
- Grand Island
Grand Island
368 /100K
- Lincoln
Lincoln
348 /100K
- Kearney
Kearney
301 /100K
- Norfolk
Norfolk
202 /100K
- Fremont
Fremont
180 /100K
- Bellevue 99
Bellevue
99 /100K
What this shows Omaha reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Nebraska, at 369 per 100,000.
Omaha is both volume #1 and rate #1 among 7 Nebraska cities with 25,000+ residents in FBI UCR 2024. That non-invert is disclosed, not hidden.
Read the chart as a list
- Omaha: 369 violent, 3162 property per 100,000 (grade D)
- Lincoln: 348 violent, 2446 property per 100,000 (grade C)
- Bellevue: 99 violent, 1132 property per 100,000 (grade A)
- Grand Island: 368 violent, 1760 property per 100,000 (grade C)
- Kearney: 301 violent, 1625 property per 100,000 (grade C)
- Fremont: 180 violent, 1891 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- Norfolk: 202 violent, 1144 property per 100,000 (grade B)
Nebraska safety livability score: 70/100
Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.
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Violent crime rate
217.3/100K · B (84th percentile)
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Property crime rate
1630.8/100K · D (51th percentile)
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Murder rate
N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 480,235 | 369 | D |
| Lincoln | 295,808 | 347.9 | C |
| Bellevue | 63,510 | 99.2 | A |
| Grand Island | 52,488 | 367.7 | C |
| Kearney | 34,525 | 301.2 | C |
| Fremont | 27,767 | 180.1 | B |
| Norfolk | 26,234 | 202 | B |
| Hastings | 24,815 | 318.4 | C |
| Columbus | 24,595 | 85.4 | A |
| Papillion | 23,597 | 33.9 | A |
| North Platte | 22,268 | 148.2 | B |
| La Vista | 16,205 | 49.4 | A |
| Scottsbluff | 15,306 | 588 | F |
| South Sioux City | 13,801 | 181.1 | C |
| Beatrice | 12,272 | 81.5 | A |
| Lexington | 10,867 | 128.8 | A |
| York | 8,220 | 194.6 | B |
| Alliance | 8,024 | 236.8 | B |
| Blair | 8,018 | 124.7 | A |
| Seward | 7,664 | 78.3 | A |
| Nebraska City | 7,483 | 120.3 | A |
| Crete | 7,463 | 201 | C |
| McCook | 7,200 | 41.7 | A |
| Plattsmouth | 6,879 | 14.5 | A+ |
| Schuyler | 6,529 | 122.5 | A |
| Sidney | 6,448 | 124.1 | A |
| Ralston | 6,374 | 109.8 | A |
| Wayne | 6,232 | 128.4 | A |
| Chadron | 5,134 | 214.3 | B |
| Wahoo | 5,040 | 99.2 | A |
| Aurora | 4,717 | 63.6 | A+ |
| Ogallala | 4,618 | 173.2 | B |
| Falls City | 4,016 | 124.5 | A |
| Cozad | 3,917 | 102.1 | A |
| O'Neill | 3,576 | 111.9 | A |
| Broken Bow | 3,552 | 84.5 | A+ |
| Gothenburg | 3,414 | 0 | A+ |
| Valley | 3,301 | 0 | A+ |
| Minden | 3,140 | 63.7 | A |
| Valentine | 2,632 | 228 | B |
| St. Paul | 2,430 | 82.3 | A |
| Milford | 2,231 | 179.3 | A |
| Pierce | 1,812 | 0 | A+ |
| Gordon | 1,427 | 140.2 | B |
| Laurel | 940 | 0 | A+ |
| Waterloo | 903 | 332.2 | B |
| Boys Town | 696 | 574.7 | D |
Counties in Nebraska
48 of 93 Census county-equivalents (51.6%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Largest counties in Nebraska, violent crime per 100K
The 7 of the 8 largest counties with complete FBI agency coverage, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Douglas 15
Douglas
15 /100K
- Sarpy 14
Sarpy
14 /100K
- Hall 13
Hall
13 /100K
- Buffalo 46
Buffalo
46 /100K
- Dodge
Dodge
129 /100K
- Scotts Bluff
Scotts Bluff
133 /100K
- Madison 11
Madison
11 /100K
Not charted (Incomplete report): Lancaster. Its 2024 FBI agency coverage fails this site's completeness screen, so a rate here would read as unusually safe only because agencies did not report.
Nationwide peers for Nebraska
Similar violent rate (~217.3/100K)
- New Jersey · 215.7/100K violent
- Virginia · 222.8/100K violent
- Florida · 210.3/100K violent
- Vermont · 225.3/100K violent
Nearby States
Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology
Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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