Hastings, NE Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hastings, NE Summary

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

  • There were 577 total crimes committed in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,325.2 total crimes per 100K people in Hastings.
  • The overall crime rate in Hastings is 9.72% above the national average.
  • Hastings ranks #50 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
  • Hastings ranks #7,783 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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Hastings Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hastings is 2,325.2 per 100,000 people. That's 9.72% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 25.88% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hastings
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 577 2,325.2 1,847.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.1 5.0
Robbery 1 4.0 20.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 50 201.5 154.5 256.0
Violent Crime 79 318.4 220.5 359.0
Burglary 34 137.0 155.1 229.0
Larceny 424 1,708.6 1,218.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 40 161.2 252.6 259.0
Property Crime 498 2,006.9 1,626.7 1,760.0

Hastings 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 Hastings

79
Violent Crimes
318.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hastings is 318.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 44.35% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hastings

498
Property Crimes
2,006.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 498 property crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hastings is 2,006.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.03% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.37% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hastings

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kearney, NE 34,525 665 1,926.1 1,624.9 301.2
York, NE 8,220 151 1,837.0 1,642.3 194.6
Aurora, NE 4,717 20 424.0 360.4 63.6

Hastings SnackAbility

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