Nebraska Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of Nebraska violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Nebraska crime rate for 2018 was 284.77 per 100,000 population, a 8.67% decline from 2017.
  • The Nebraska crime rate for 2017 was 311.8 per 100,000 population, a 5.07% increase from 2016.
  • The Nebraska crime rate for 2016 was 296.76 per 100,000 population, a 8.77% increase from 2015.
  • The Nebraska crime rate for 2015 was 272.84 per 100,000 population, a 1.22% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Nebraska United States
2018 284.77 380.56
2017 311.80 394.86
2016 296.76 397.52
2015 272.84 373.74
2014 276.21 361.55
2013 264.80 369.13
2012 258.82 387.75
2011 253.61 387.06
2010 278.28 404.50
2009 289.38 431.88
2008 312.32 458.61
2007 311.29 471.77
2006 293.89 479.34
2005 287.35 469.04
2004 308.58 463.16
2003 293.82 475.84
2002 314.20 494.38
2001 303.13 504.52
2000 327.59 506.53
1999 430.18 522.95
1998 451.41 567.59
1997 438.44 610.98
1996 434.75 636.64
1995 381.98 684.46
1994 389.53 713.59
1993 377.78 747.15
1992 348.57 757.67
1991 334.59 758.18
1990 330.02 729.61
1989 279.52 666.90
1988 273.20 640.58
1987 251.19 612.49
1986 262.58 620.14
1985 237.92 558.06
1984 225.84 539.93
1983 217.72 538.12
1982 229.57 570.82
1981 181.54 593.47
1980 224.56 596.64
1979 225.92 548.86