Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Prairie Home is policed by the county: what that means
Prairie Home has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Lancaster County. The Lancaster 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 Prairie Home alone, and no Safety Grade. Of the graded towns, Lincoln is the closest, at C−.
What stands out about safety in Prairie Home
Policed by the county
Prairie Home is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Prairie Home. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Nebraska towns with their own police figures are Lincoln (C−, 9 mi), Wahoo (A−, 25 mi), Crete (C, 28 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Prairie Home. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Lancaster County without police of their own, which include Prairie Home.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Lancaster County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Lancaster 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
Straight-line distance from the center of Prairie Home. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Prairie Home.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prairie Home 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 Prairie Home
Is Prairie Home, NE safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Prairie Home. The nearest Nebraska towns with a grade are Lincoln (C−, 9 mi), Wahoo (A−, 25 mi), Crete (C, 28 mi).
Who polices Prairie Home?
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Prairie Home is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Lancaster 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.