Scottsbluff, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Scottsbluff, NE Summary

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

  • There were 516 total crimes committed in Scottsbluff in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,371.2 total crimes per 100K people in Scottsbluff.
  • The overall crime rate in Scottsbluff is 59.08% above the national average.
  • Scottsbluff ranks #55 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Scottsbluff ranks #8,902 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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Scottsbluff Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Scottsbluff is 3,371.2 per 100,000 people. That's 59.08% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 82.50% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Scottsbluff
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 516 3,371.2 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 1 6.5 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 77 503.1 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 90 588.0 220.5 359.0
Burglary 36 235.2 155.1 229.0
Larceny 372 2,430.4 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 117.6 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 426 2,783.2 1,626.7 1,760.0

Scottsbluff 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 Scottsbluff

90
Violent Crimes
588.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
63.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 90 violent crimes in Scottsbluff in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Scottsbluff is 588.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 170.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Scottsbluff each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 63.79% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 166.61% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Scottsbluff

426
Property Crimes
2,783.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 426 property crimes in Scottsbluff in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Scottsbluff is 2,783.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Scottsbluff each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 58.14% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.10% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Scottsbluff

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alliance, NE 8,024 90 1,121.6 884.8 236.8
Gering, NE 8,017 101 1,259.8 1,110.1 149.7
Torrington, WY 6,240 97 1,554.5 1,057.7 496.8

Scottsbluff SnackAbility

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