Norfolk, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Norfolk, NE Summary

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

  • There were 353 total crimes committed in Norfolk in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,345.6 total crimes per 100K people in Norfolk.
  • The overall crime rate in Norfolk is -36.51% below the national average.
  • Norfolk ranks #37 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Norfolk ranks #5,604 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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Norfolk Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norfolk is 1,345.6 per 100,000 people. That's -36.51% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -27.16% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norfolk
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 353 1,345.6 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 3 11.4 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 35 133.4 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 53 202.0 220.5 359.0
Burglary 18 68.6 155.1 229.0
Larceny 262 998.7 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 20 76.2 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 300 1,143.6 1,626.7 1,760.0

Norfolk 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 Norfolk

53
Violent Crimes
202.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Norfolk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norfolk is 202.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 495.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norfolk each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.72% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.40% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norfolk

300
Property Crimes
1,143.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 300 property crimes in Norfolk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norfolk is 1,143.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norfolk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.03% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.70% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norfolk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbus, NE 24,595 249 1,012.4 927.0 85.4

Norfolk SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
10
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