How has crime changed in Nebraska since 1985?

Police in Nebraska reported about 223 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 454 in 1998, and 1,403 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,200 in 1995. There's no figure for 2021, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Nebraska and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Nebraska Violent, U.S. Property, Nebraska Property, U.S.
1985 251.1 570.3 3,617.4 4,780.0
1986 280.6 633.6 3,776.1 5,015.3
1987 267.6 624.9 4,079.2 5,090.1
1988 290.7 630.2 4,061.7 5,045.9
1989 296.8 680.5 3,993.2 5,211.5
1990 336.4 749.8 3,953.3 5,227.0
1991 335.8 798.1 4,055.7 5,388.4
1992 300.6 785.4 3,850.5 5,089.3
1993 383.6 764.1 3,861.8 4,814.1
1994 395.0 740.4 4,123.5 4,752.4
1995 385.5 720.6 4,200.0 4,796.6
1996 442.1 658.8 4,046.1 4,553.0
1997 447.7 644.9 3,911.1 4,494.7
1998 453.8 603.8 3,974.7 4,212.6
1999 434.1 545.8 3,733.7 3,872.6
2000 339.0 534.4 3,847.4 3,751.7
2001 315.2 529.5 4,133.0 3,801.5
2002 326.3 512.9 4,070.8 3,737.7
2003 303.7 493.7 3,865.1 3,704.0
2004 317.7 478.6 3,631.6 3,599.4
2005 299.7 483.0 3,555.7 3,518.3
2006 305.1 486.9 3,461.7 3,397.1
2007 315.9 477.9 3,199.0 3,316.1
2008 322.3 463.7 2,940.6 3,252.3
2009 299.6 436.8 2,863.8 3,076.7
2010 292.2 408.1 2,789.8 2,963.4
2011 263.6 390.1 2,846.0 2,925.7
2012 272.2 390.7 2,865.8 2,881.3
2013 268.6 378.2 2,727.7 2,759.3
2014 277.9 373.7 2,613.5 2,591.8
2015 270.3 384.6 2,300.1 2,495.2
2016 291.8 399.5 2,307.1 2,469.1
2017 314.2 397.5 2,320.0 2,372.4
2018 294.3 384.8 2,131.7 2,206.8
2019 308.6 381.0 2,088.3 2,109.0
2020 331.2 399.3 1,913.2 1,955.3
2021 – 360.9 – 1,762.2
2022 294.5 398.2 1,960.2 1,998.5
2023 198.8 385.6 1,611.3 1,950.5
2024 224.6 363.4 1,676.9 1,766.8
2025 222.7 329.3 1,403.4 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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