Crete, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Crete, NE Summary

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

  • There were 204 total crimes committed in Crete in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,733.5 total crimes per 100K people in Crete.
  • The overall crime rate in Crete is 28.98% above the national average.
  • Crete ranks #52 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Crete ranks #8,327 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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Crete Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crete is 2,733.5 per 100,000 people. That's 28.98% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 47.98% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crete
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 204 2,733.5 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 93.8 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 15 201.0 220.5 359.0
Burglary 7 93.8 155.1 229.0
Larceny 171 2,291.3 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 147.4 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 189 2,532.5 1,626.7 1,760.0

Crete 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 Crete

15
Violent Crimes
201.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Crete in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crete is 201.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 497.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crete each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.01% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.87% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crete

189
Property Crimes
2,532.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 189 property crimes in Crete in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crete is 2,532.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crete each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 43.89% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.69% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crete

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lincoln, NE 295,808 8,264 2,793.7 2,445.8 347.9

Crete SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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