Ranking of Nebraska Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Nebraska city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Lincoln (1,236), followed by Grand Island (172), Kearney (87), Hastings (82), and Bellevue (77).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of Nebraska cities with high number of Violent crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Nebraska, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Nebraska cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of Nebraska Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
Lincoln
Grand Island
Kearney
Hastings
Bellevue
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Crete
Alliance
Fremont
Ranking of Nebraska Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Lincoln 1236
2 Grand Island 172
3 Kearney 87
4 Hastings 82
5 Bellevue 77
5 Scottsbluff 77
6 North Platte 65
7 Crete 58
8 Alliance 57
9 Fremont 49
10 South Sioux City 37
11 Sidney 31
12 Nebraska City 25
12 Norfolk 25
13 Columbus 23
13 York 23
14 Beatrice 22
14 La Vista 22
15 Valentine 19
16 Lexington 16
17 Papillion 15
18 Blair 12
18 Gering 12
18 Wayne 12
19 McCook 11
20 Chadron 10
20 Plattsmouth 10
20 Seward 10
21 Ralston 9
22 Ogallala 8
23 Falls City 7
23 Wymore 7
24 Aurora 5
25 Holdrege 4
25 Wahoo 4
26 Boys Town 3
26 Broken Bow 3
26 Gordon 3
26 Schuyler 3
26 West Point 3
27 Ashland 2
27 Gothenburg 2
27 Milford 2
27 St. Paul 2
28 Bennington 1
28 Emerson 1
28 Minden 1
29 Franklin 0
29 Mitchell 0
29 Morrill 0
29 O'Neill 0
29 Scotia 0
29 Tilden 0