Seward, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Seward, NE Summary

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

  • There were 56 total crimes committed in Seward in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 730.7 total crimes per 100K people in Seward.
  • The overall crime rate in Seward is -65.52% below the national average.
  • Seward ranks #22 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Seward ranks #3,306 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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Seward Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seward is 730.7 per 100,000 people. That's -65.52% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -60.44% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seward
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 730.7 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 39.1 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 6 78.3 220.5 359.0
Burglary 2 26.1 155.1 229.0
Larceny 42 548.0 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 78.3 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 50 652.4 1,626.7 1,760.0

Seward 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 Seward

6
Violent Crimes
78.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Seward in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seward is 78.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,277.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seward each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.19% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.50% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seward

50
Property Crimes
652.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 property crimes in Seward in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seward is 652.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 153.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seward each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.93% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.89% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seward

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aurora, NE 4,717 20 424.0 360.4 63.6

Seward SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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