Nebraska Crime Statistics

Crime data for 47 cities and 48 counties in Nebraska (NE). Data from 287 law enforcement agencies.

Violent Crime Rate
217.3/100K
Property Crime Rate
1630.4/100K
Population
2,005,465
Data Year
2024

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 2,005,465 4,358 217.3 32,697 1630.4
2023 1,978,379 3,368 170.2 27,613 1395.7
2022 1,967,923 5,561 282.6 37,152 1887.9
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 39,079 2020.2
2018 1,929,268 5,483 284.2 39,731 2059.4
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

City Population
Omaha 480,235
Lincoln 295,808
Bellevue 63,510
Grand Island 52,488
Kearney 34,525
Fremont 27,767
Norfolk 26,234
Hastings 24,815
Columbus 24,595
Papillion 23,597
North Platte 22,268
La Vista 16,205
Scottsbluff 15,306
South Sioux City 13,801
Beatrice 12,272
Lexington 10,867
York 8,220
Alliance 8,024
Blair 8,018
Seward 7,664
Nebraska City 7,483
Crete 7,463
McCook 7,200
Plattsmouth 6,879
Schuyler 6,529
Sidney 6,448
Ralston 6,374
Wayne 6,232
Chadron 5,134
Wahoo 5,040
Aurora 4,717
Ogallala 4,618
Falls City 4,016
Cozad 3,917
O'Neill 3,576
Broken Bow 3,552
Gothenburg 3,414
Valley 3,301
Minden 3,140
Valentine 2,632
St. Paul 2,430
Milford 2,231
Pierce 1,812
Gordon 1,427
Laurel 940
Waterloo 903
Boys Town 696