Hastings, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hastings, NE Summary

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

  • There were 681 total crimes committed in Hastings the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,731.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hastings.
  • The overall crime rate in Hastings is 17.53% above the national average.
  • Hastings ranks #60 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Hastings ranks #7,797 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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Hastings Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hastings is 2,731.6 per 100,000 people. That's 17.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.77% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hastings
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 681 2,731.6 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 2 8.0 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 74 296.8 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 93 373.0 334.1 369.8
Burglary 36 144.4 229.9 269.8
Larceny 499 2,001.6 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 212.6 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 588 2,358.6 1,909.2 1,954.4

Hastings 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 Hastings

93
Violent Crimes
373.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 93 violent crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hastings is 373.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 268.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.88% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 11.66% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hastings

588
Property Crimes
2,358.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 588 property crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hastings is 2,358.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.54% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hastings

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kearney, NE 34,186 667 1,951.1 1,608.8 342.2
York, NE 8,214 97 1,180.9 973.9 207.0
Aurora, NE 4,631 26 561.4 453.5 108.0
Minden, NE 3,031 23 758.8 725.8 33.0
Ravenna, NE 1,369 18 1,314.8 1,314.8 0.0

Hastings SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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