Grand Island, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grand Island, NE Summary

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

  • There were 1,543 total crimes committed in Grand Island the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,982.6 total crimes per 100K people in Grand Island.
  • The overall crime rate in Grand Island is 28.33% above the national average.
  • Grand Island ranks #62 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Grand Island ranks #8,114 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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Grand Island Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grand Island is 2,982.6 per 100,000 people. That's 28.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 32.96% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grand Island
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,543 2,982.6 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.9 3.6 6.3
Robbery 20 38.7 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 140 270.6 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 210 405.9 334.1 369.8
Burglary 191 369.2 229.9 269.8
Larceny 992 1,917.5 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 150 290.0 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,333 2,576.7 1,909.2 1,954.4

Grand Island 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 Grand Island

210
Violent Crimes
405.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
9.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 210 violent crimes in Grand Island in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grand Island is 405.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 246.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grand Island each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 9.77% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.51% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grand Island

1,333
Property Crimes
2,576.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
31.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,333 property crimes in Grand Island in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grand Island is 2,576.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grand Island each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 31.84% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.96% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grand Island

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kearney, NE 34,186 667 1,951.1 1,608.8 342.2
Hastings, NE 24,930 681 2,731.6 2,358.6 373.0
Aurora, NE 4,631 26 561.4 453.5 108.0
Minden, NE 3,031 23 758.8 725.8 33.0

Grand Island SnackAbility

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