Ranking of Nebraska Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the Nebraska city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Omaha (17,044), followed by Lincoln (8,334), Grand Island (1,123), Bellevue (787), and Kearney (669).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of Nebraska cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 Total Crimes in 2024
Omaha
Lincoln
Grand Island
Bellevue
Kearney
North Platte
Fremont
Hastings
Scottsbluff
South Sioux City
Ranking of Nebraska Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2024
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Omaha 17044
2 Lincoln 8334
3 Grand Island 1123
4 Bellevue 787
5 Kearney 669
6 North Platte 612
7 Fremont 578
7 Hastings 578
8 Scottsbluff 524
9 South Sioux City 392
10 Norfolk 355
11 Columbus 250
12 Papillion 246
13 Crete 204
14 La Vista 201
15 Lexington 161
16 York 153
17 Beatrice 113
18 Chadron 109
19 Sidney 108
20 Alliance 90
21 Ogallala 87
22 Nebraska City 85
23 Ralston 84
24 McCook 79
25 Blair 69
26 Seward 56
27 Plattsmouth 53
28 Wayne 43
29 Falls City 35
30 Wahoo 32
31 Schuyler 30
32 Valentine 29
33 Gordon 24
34 Aurora 20
35 Minden 18
36 Cozad 16
37 St. Paul 12
38 Boys Town 11
38 Milford 11
39 O'Neill 10
40 Gothenburg 9
40 Valley 9
41 Broken Bow 8
42 Pierce 5
42 Waterloo 5
43 Laurel 0