Chadron, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Chadron, NE Summary

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

  • There were 109 total crimes committed in Chadron in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,123.1 total crimes per 100K people in Chadron.
  • The overall crime rate in Chadron is 0.18% above the national average.
  • Chadron ranks #47 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Chadron ranks #7,468 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Chadron Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chadron is 2,123.1 per 100,000 people. That's 0.18% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 14.94% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chadron
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 109 2,123.1 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 175.3 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 11 214.3 220.5 359.0
Burglary 1 19.5 155.1 229.0
Larceny 89 1,733.5 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 155.8 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 98 1,908.8 1,626.7 1,760.0

Chadron Crime Compared To Nebraska Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Nebraska.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Chadron

11
Violent Crimes
214.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Chadron in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chadron is 214.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 466.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chadron each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.85% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chadron

98
Property Crimes
1,908.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 98 property crimes in Chadron in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chadron is 1,908.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chadron each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.46% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.35% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chadron

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hot Springs, SD 3,686 8 217.0 27.1 189.9

Chadron SnackAbility

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