Scottsbluff, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Scottsbluff:

  • There were 511 total crimes committed in Scottsbluff the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,356.5 total crimes per 100K people in Scottsbluff.
  • The overall crime rate in Scottsbluff is 44.42% above the national average.
  • Scottsbluff ranks #66 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Scottsbluff ranks #8,493 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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Scottsbluff Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Scottsbluff is 3,356.5 per 100,000 people. That's 44.42% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 49.63% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Scottsbluff
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 511 3,356.5 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.6 3.6 6.3
Robbery 2 13.1 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 48 315.3 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 64 420.4 334.1 369.8
Burglary 42 275.9 229.9 269.8
Larceny 367 2,410.7 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 249.6 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 447 2,936.2 1,909.2 1,954.4

Scottsbluff 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 Scottsbluff

64
Violent Crimes
420.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
13.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 64 violent crimes in Scottsbluff in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Scottsbluff is 420.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 237.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Scottsbluff each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 13.68% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 25.83% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Scottsbluff

447
Property Crimes
2,936.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
50.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 447 property crimes in Scottsbluff in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Scottsbluff is 2,936.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.1 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 50.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.79% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 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
Gering, NE 8,017 101 1,259.8 1,110.1 149.7
Alliance, NE 7,807 168 2,151.9 1,678.0 473.9
Torrington, WY 6,145 147 2,392.2 2,245.7 146.5
Mitchell, NE 1,599 13 813.0 813.0 0.0

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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