Wayne, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wayne, NE Summary

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

  • There were 42 total crimes committed in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 673.9 total crimes per 100K people in Wayne.
  • The overall crime rate in Wayne is -68.20% below the national average.
  • Wayne ranks #21 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Wayne ranks #3,028 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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Wayne Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wayne is 673.9 per 100,000 people. That's -68.20% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.52% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wayne
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 42 673.9 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 1 16.0 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 48.1 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 8 128.4 220.5 359.0
Burglary 3 48.1 155.1 229.0
Larceny 29 465.3 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 32.1 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 34 545.6 1,626.7 1,760.0

Wayne 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 Wayne

8
Violent Crimes
128.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wayne is 128.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 779.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.24% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.79% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wayne

34
Property Crimes
545.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 property crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wayne is 545.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.00% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.46% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Wayne SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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