Gothenburg, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gothenburg, NE Summary

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

  • There were 24 total crimes committed in Gothenburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 711.7 total crimes per 100K people in Gothenburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Gothenburg is -69.38% below the national average.
  • Gothenburg ranks #24 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Gothenburg ranks #2,682 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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Gothenburg Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gothenburg is 711.7 per 100,000 people. That's -69.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.27% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gothenburg
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 24 711.7 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 118.6 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4 118.6 334.1 369.8
Burglary 2 59.3 229.9 269.8
Larceny 15 444.8 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 89.0 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 20 593.1 1,909.2 1,954.4

Gothenburg 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 Gothenburg

4
Violent Crimes
118.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Gothenburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gothenburg is 118.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 843.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gothenburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.49% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gothenburg

20
Property Crimes
593.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 property crimes in Gothenburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gothenburg is 593.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 168.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gothenburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.93% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gothenburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mason, OH 35,344 241 681.9 667.7 14.1
Lexington, NE 10,382 207 1,993.8 1,859.0 134.8
Cozad, NE 3,857 43 1,114.9 1,037.1 77.8

Gothenburg SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
10
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