Photo: Workman at en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Nebraska City has less violent crime per resident than three in five U.S. towns
Overall, it grades B for safety (#19 of 37 graded towns in Nebraska State). Behind the grade sit 1.2 violent crimes and 11.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 2.8 and 20.6 in the rest of Nebraska State.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NE” is every other Nebraska State city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What’s behind Nebraska City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Nebraska City | Rest of Nebraska State | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Nebraska City’s police reported 28 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.8 in the rest of Nebraska State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Nebraska City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Nebraska City property | Rest of Nebraska State property | Nebraska City violent | Rest of Nebraska State violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 8.8 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Nebraska State.
77 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 violent and 67 property, as reported to the FBI by Nebraska City’s police.
No one died in a crash on Nebraska City’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Nebraska State towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (2.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Nebraska City’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Nebraska City’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Nebraska City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska City | B | 1.2 | 11.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Nebraska State towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska City | B | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Seward | A− | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| Blair | B+ | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| McCook | B+ | 0.6 | 10.1 |
| Alliance | B− | 2.6 | 9.8 |
| Crete | C | 2.5 | 20.1 |
The five graded Nebraska State towns closest to Nebraska City’s population (7,512), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Nebraska City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Nebraska City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (7,606 in 2025); our figure for Nebraska City is 7,512 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Nebraska City
Is Nebraska City, NE safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Nebraska City reports less crime per resident than 56% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #19 of 37 in Nebraska State. Its police reported 1.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.8 in the rest of Nebraska State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Nebraska City?
1.2 violent and 11.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Nebraska State reports 2.8 and 20.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Who polices Nebraska City?
Nebraska City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Nebraska City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.