Norfolk, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Norfolk, NE Summary

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

  • There were 217 total crimes committed in Norfolk the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 866.3 total crimes per 100K people in Norfolk.
  • The overall crime rate in Norfolk is -62.73% below the national average.
  • Norfolk ranks #28 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Norfolk ranks #3,283 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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Norfolk Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norfolk is 866.3 per 100,000 people. That's -62.73% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.38% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norfolk
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 217 866.3 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 1 4.0 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 31.9 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 16 63.9 334.1 369.8
Burglary 19 75.9 229.9 269.8
Larceny 163 650.8 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 75.9 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 201 802.5 1,909.2 1,954.4

Norfolk 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 Norfolk

16
Violent Crimes
63.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Norfolk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norfolk is 63.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,565.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norfolk each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.88% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norfolk

201
Property Crimes
802.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 201 property crimes in Norfolk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norfolk is 802.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norfolk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.94% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.97% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norfolk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbus, NE 24,158 303 1,254.2 1,183.9 70.4
Madison, NE 2,174 3 138.0 138.0 0.0
Pierce, NE 1,823 7 384.0 384.0 0.0

Norfolk SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
10
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