Ralston, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ralston, NE Summary

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

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Ralston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,317.9 total crimes per 100K people in Ralston.
  • The overall crime rate in Ralston is -37.81% below the national average.
  • Ralston ranks #36 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Ralston ranks #5,526 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.

Additional research about crime in Nebraska

Ralston Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ralston is 1,317.9 per 100,000 people. That's -37.81% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -28.66% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ralston
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 1,317.9 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 1 15.7 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 15.7 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 7 109.8 220.5 359.0
Burglary 13 204.0 155.1 229.0
Larceny 43 674.6 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 21 329.5 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 77 1,208.0 1,626.7 1,760.0

Ralston 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 Ralston

7
Violent Crimes
109.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Ralston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ralston is 109.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 910.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ralston each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.41% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.21% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ralston

77
Property Crimes
1,208.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Ralston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ralston is 1,208.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 82.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ralston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.36% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.74% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ralston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Omaha, NE 480,235 16,956 3,530.8 3,161.8 369.0
Bellevue, NE 63,510 782 1,231.3 1,132.1 99.2
Papillion, NE 23,597 245 1,038.3 1,004.4 33.9
La Vista, NE 16,205 200 1,234.2 1,184.8 49.4
Plattsmouth, NE 6,879 53 770.5 755.9 14.5
Glenwood, IA 5,218 38 728.2 670.8 57.5
Carter Lake, IA 3,749 199 5,308.1 4,747.9 560.1

Ralston SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
Enjoy The Snack?