Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Poole has no Safety Grade
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Kearney (C), 21 miles away. Poole has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Buffalo County. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Poole alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Poole
Policed by the county
Poole is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Poole. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Nebraska towns with their own police figures are Kearney (C, 21 mi), Grand Island (C−, 32 mi), Minden (A−, 34 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Poole. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Buffalo County without police of their own, which include Poole.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Buffalo County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Nebraska towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney | C | 21 mi | 2.7 | 15.5 |
| Grand Island | C− | 32 mi | 3.9 | 18.5 |
| Minden | A− | 34 mi | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Hastings | C | 40 mi | 2.8 | 20.2 |
| Lexington | B− | 44 mi | 1.0 | 13.2 |
| Broken Bow | A | 45 mi | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Poole. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Poole.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Poole and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Poole
Is Poole, NE safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Poole. The nearest Nebraska towns with a grade are Kearney (C, 21 mi), Grand Island (C−, 32 mi), Minden (A−, 34 mi).
Who polices Poole?
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office. Poole is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Buffalo County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.