North Platte, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In North Platte, NE Summary

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

  • There were 690 total crimes committed in North Platte the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,041.8 total crimes per 100K people in North Platte.
  • The overall crime rate in North Platte is 30.87% above the national average.
  • North Platte ranks #63 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • North Platte ranks #8,174 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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North Platte Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in North Platte is 3,041.8 per 100,000 people. That's 30.87% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 35.60% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
North Platte
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 690 3,041.8 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 3 13.2 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 127.8 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 43 189.6 334.1 369.8
Burglary 97 427.6 229.9 269.8
Larceny 505 2,226.2 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 45 198.4 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 647 2,852.2 1,909.2 1,954.4

North Platte 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 North Platte

43
Violent Crimes
189.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in North Platte in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in North Platte is 189.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 527.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in North Platte each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.74% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.26% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In North Platte

647
Property Crimes
2,852.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 647 property crimes in North Platte in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in North Platte is 2,852.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in North Platte each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.94% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.40% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around North Platte

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ogallala, NE 4,788 104 2,172.1 2,046.8 125.3
Cozad, NE 3,857 43 1,114.9 1,037.1 77.8
Gothenburg, NE 3,372 24 711.7 593.1 118.6

North Platte SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
10
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