Lexington, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lexington, NE Summary

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

  • There were 207 total crimes committed in Lexington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,993.8 total crimes per 100K people in Lexington.
  • The overall crime rate in Lexington is -14.21% below the national average.
  • Lexington ranks #54 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Lexington ranks #6,519 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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Lexington Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lexington is 1,993.8 per 100,000 people. That's -14.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.12% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lexington
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 207 1,993.8 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 1 9.6 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 86.7 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 14 134.8 334.1 369.8
Burglary 10 96.3 229.9 269.8
Larceny 174 1,676.0 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 86.7 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 193 1,859.0 1,909.2 1,954.4

Lexington 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 Lexington

14
Violent Crimes
134.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lexington is 134.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 741.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.64% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lexington

193
Property Crimes
1,859.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 193 property crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lexington is 1,859.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.63% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lexington

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
Kearney, NE 34,186 667 1,951.1 1,608.8 342.2
Holdrege, NE 5,469 24 438.8 310.8 128.0
Cozad, NE 3,857 43 1,114.9 1,037.1 77.8
Gothenburg, NE 3,372 24 711.7 593.1 118.6
Minden, NE 3,031 23 758.8 725.8 33.0
Ravenna, NE 1,369 18 1,314.8 1,314.8 0.0

Lexington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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