Omaha, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Omaha, NE Summary

Crime in Omaha research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Omaha 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 Omaha:

  • There were 19,481 total crimes committed in Omaha the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,029.5 total crimes per 100K people in Omaha.
  • The overall crime rate in Omaha is 73.37% above the national average.
  • Omaha ranks #67 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Omaha ranks #8,979 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.

Additional research about crime in Nebraska

Omaha Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Omaha is 4,029.5 per 100,000 people. That's 73.37% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 79.63% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Omaha
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 19,481 4,029.5 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 29 6.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 336 69.5 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,050 424.0 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 2,713 561.2 334.1 369.8
Burglary 1,255 259.6 229.9 269.8
Larceny 12,156 2,514.4 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3,357 694.4 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 16,768 3,468.3 1,909.2 1,954.4

Omaha 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 Omaha

2,713
Violent Crimes
561.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
51.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,713 violent crimes in Omaha in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Omaha is 561.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Omaha each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 51.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 67.97% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Omaha

16,768
Property Crimes
3,468.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
77.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 16,768 property crimes in Omaha in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Omaha is 3,468.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Omaha each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 77.46% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 81.67% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Omaha

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bellevue, NE 63,178 998 1,579.7 1,397.6 182.0
Council Bluffs, IA 62,206 2,129 3,422.5 3,001.3 421.2
Papillion, NE 23,874 295 1,235.7 1,143.5 92.2
La Vista, NE 16,515 265 1,604.6 1,489.6 115.0
Blair, NE 7,855 75 954.8 878.4 76.4
Plattsmouth, NE 6,710 91 1,356.2 1,222.1 134.1
Ralston, NE 6,448 119 1,845.5 1,737.0 108.6
Carter Lake, IA 3,768 171 4,538.2 3,290.9 1,247.3
Bennington, NE 1,524 16 1,049.9 984.3 65.6

Omaha SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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