Gering, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gering, NE Summary

Crime in Gering research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Gering over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Gering:

  • There were 101 total crimes committed in Gering the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,259.8 total crimes per 100K people in Gering.
  • The overall crime rate in Gering is -45.80% below the national average.
  • Gering ranks #43 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Gering ranks #4,584 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Gering Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gering is 1,259.8 per 100,000 people. That's -45.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.84% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gering
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 101 1,259.8 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 3 37.4 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 99.8 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 12 149.7 334.1 369.8
Burglary 13 162.2 229.9 269.8
Larceny 67 835.7 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 112.3 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 89 1,110.1 1,909.2 1,954.4

Gering Crime Compared To Nebraska Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Nebraska.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Gering

12
Violent Crimes
149.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Gering in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gering is 149.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 668.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gering each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.20% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gering

89
Property Crimes
1,110.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 89 property crimes in Gering in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gering is 1,110.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gering each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.85% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gering

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Scottsbluff, NE 15,224 511 3,356.5 2,936.2 420.4
Alliance, NE 7,807 168 2,151.9 1,678.0 473.9
Torrington, WY 6,145 147 2,392.2 2,245.7 146.5
Mitchell, NE 1,599 13 813.0 813.0 0.0

Gering SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
10
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