Ranking of Nebraska Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the Nebraska city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Omaha (1,772), followed by Lincoln (1,029), Grand Island (193), Kearney (104), and Scottsbluff (90).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2024, 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 2024
Omaha
Lincoln
Grand Island
Kearney
Scottsbluff
Hastings
Bellevue
Norfolk
Fremont
North Platte
Ranking of Nebraska Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Omaha 1772
2 Lincoln 1029
3 Grand Island 193
4 Kearney 104
5 Scottsbluff 90
6 Hastings 79
7 Bellevue 63
8 Norfolk 53
9 Fremont 50
10 North Platte 33
11 South Sioux City 25
12 Columbus 21
13 Alliance 19
14 York 16
15 Crete 15
16 Lexington 14
17 Chadron 11
18 Beatrice 10
18 Blair 10
19 Nebraska City 9
20 La Vista 8
20 Ogallala 8
20 Papillion 8
20 Schuyler 8
20 Sidney 8
20 Wayne 8
21 Ralston 7
22 Seward 6
22 Valentine 6
23 Falls City 5
23 Wahoo 5
24 Boys Town 4
24 Cozad 4
24 Milford 4
24 O'Neill 4
25 Aurora 3
25 Broken Bow 3
25 McCook 3
25 Waterloo 3
26 Gordon 2
26 Minden 2
26 St. Paul 2
27 Plattsmouth 1
28 Gothenburg 0
28 Laurel 0
28 Pierce 0
28 Valley 0