The 10 Safest Cities In Nebraska For 2020

The 10 Safest Cities In Nebraska For 2020

1. Seward

Seward really blew the competition away to earn the top spot of safest city in Nebraska. With the lowest rate of violent crime and the second lowest rate of property crime in the state, Seward has the safest streets anywhere in the Cornhusker State. Violent crime is about nine times less common in Seward than in your average American city. Not to mention the less than 1% chance of being the victim of a property crime in a year's time.

Not sold? Do you find Seward lacking in eccentricity? Then you haven't seen the World's Largest Time Capsule, the work of one local celebrity. In Seward, both your possessions and miscellanea from the 1970's will be well-preserved

Seward is a western suburb of the state's capital, Lincoln.

2. Holdrege

You're unlikely to witness any hold-ups in Holdrege. In fact, you're four times less likely to witness any time type of violent crime here as than in an average American city. And the property crime rate in Holdrege is equally impressive, with both categories earning the #3 ranking statewide. Holdrege also got a 8 out of 10 or higher on our snackability scores for education, amenities, jobs, and affordability, so these low crime numbers are icing on the cake.

That's not to say the Holdrege doesn't have a history with prisoners though. Back in WWII, Holdrege was the site of a German POW camp

3. La Vista

With three breweries in a city of only 5 square miles (Pint Nine, Kros Strain, and Lucky Bucket), you'd better believe that La Vista is a safe place to sit down for a pint. Luckily, La Vista folks aren't overly-rowdy drinkers. In fact, with the fourth lowest rate of violent crime and the seventh lowest rate of property crime in Nebraska, La Vista residents seem mellowed out by all that good grog. La Vista also got a 9/10 score on our overall snackability score with solid numbers in every category.

La Vista is a southwestern suburb of Omaha.

4. Lexington

Located right along Route 30 in the southern part of the state, Lexington takes the fourth place medal for safety in Nebraska. Lexington had solid numbers in both violent and property crime, with residents facing about a 0.1% chance of being the victim of a violent crime and about a 1% chance of being the victim of a property crime during the last year of available data.

If you still want to enjoy some weaponry in a safe environment, check out the Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles, where there are more than 100 tanks, helicopters, and other vehicles on display. In a city as safe as Lexington, it's doubtful that anyone will pull a Grand Theft Auto and steal one of these for a joy ride.

5. Blair

A part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area, Blair residents take safety as seriously as those kids in The Blair Witch Project should have. With less than one violent crime per month, you probably won't be witnessing any horror movie levels of violence in Blair. The property crime rate in Blair is also the eighth lowest statewide, so residents don't need to have a panic attack if they forget to lock their door in the morning.

Just don't forget to return your books to the Blair Public Library, or you might become Blair's most wanted criminals.

6. Columbus

Located in Platte County, Columbus is the largest city to make this list.

The city experienced about one property crime per day and two violent crimes per month. Both types of crime are infrequent enough to land Columbus in the top ten statewide. So don't fret if you misplace your wallet at Pawnee Plunge Water Park; chances are it's floating in the water, not in the pocket of some thief.

7. Schuyler

You won't hear any foul-mouthed fourth-graders at South Park in Schuyler, Nebraska. You also won't find any robbers; Schuyler had the lowest rate of property crime in all of Nebraska. With only 38 property crimes reported in the last year of available data, Schuyler experienced roughly four times less property crime than the average American city. There was also one violent crime per month, so it's not exactly like Schuyler's only on this list for its lack of burglars.

Schuyler is just 20 minutes east of Columbus, and just an hour and some change outside of Omaha and Lincoln.

8. Gering

Living in Gering is pretty great; it's right at the base of the striking Scotts Bluff National Monument, it got a 8.5/10 on our overall snackability score, and now it's been ranked in the top ten safest cities in Nebraska.

Gering ranks better in property crime than violent crime, with residents having about a 1 in 73 chance of being the victim of a property crime during the last year of available data. You don't have to keep your eyes peeled for pickpockets with numbers like that.

9. Alliance

All the residents of Alliance seem to have formed an alliance against crime and, with the crime rate so low, it seems to be working. Alliance had about three times less violent crime than your average American city, which is good enough to earn the city the ninth place ranking statewide for this category.

And if you want to soak up some culture without buying tickets for a transatlantic flight, you can go to Carhenge, which is a modern-day ode to Stonehenge that incorporates cars instead of stones. I don't know where they got the cars, but they probably weren't stolen in a city as peaceful as Alliance.

Alliance is located in the Nebraska Panhandle in the western part of the state.

10. Chadron

Coming in tenth place for the safest cities in Nebraska is Chadron, a city in the north of the Nebraska Panhandle. Chadron only experienced nine violent crimes and 94 property crimes in the last year of available data, so most days in Chadron pass without any crime happening at all. History buffs can learn more about pioneering ventures at the Museum of the Fur Trade.

Nobody's going to steal your pelts in a city as safe as Chadron anyway.

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