Seward, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Seward, NE Summary

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

  • There were 50 total crimes committed in Seward the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 649.8 total crimes per 100K people in Seward.
  • The overall crime rate in Seward is -72.04% below the national average.
  • Seward ranks #23 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Seward ranks #2,432 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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Seward Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seward is 649.8 per 100,000 people. That's -72.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -71.03% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seward
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 50 649.8 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 39.0 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 6 78.0 334.1 369.8
Burglary 1 13.0 229.9 269.8
Larceny 40 519.8 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 39.0 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 44 571.8 1,909.2 1,954.4

Seward 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 Seward

6
Violent Crimes
78.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Seward in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seward is 78.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,282.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seward each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.66% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seward

44
Property Crimes
571.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Seward in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seward is 571.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seward each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.05% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seward

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aurora, NE 4,631 26 561.4 453.5 108.0
Milford, NE 2,142 9 420.2 326.8 93.4

Seward SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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