Wayne, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wayne, NE Summary

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

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Wayne the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 842.1 total crimes per 100K people in Wayne.
  • The overall crime rate in Wayne is -63.77% below the national average.
  • Wayne ranks #27 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Wayne ranks #3,200 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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Wayne Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wayne is 842.1 per 100,000 people. That's -63.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -62.46% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wayne
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 842.1 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 33.0 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 7 115.6 334.1 369.8
Burglary 3 49.5 229.9 269.8
Larceny 40 660.5 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 16.5 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 44 726.6 1,909.2 1,954.4

Wayne 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 Wayne

7
Violent Crimes
115.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wayne is 115.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 865.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.74% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.40% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wayne

44
Property Crimes
726.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wayne is 726.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.94% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wayne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, NE 2,174 3 138.0 138.0 0.0
Pierce, NE 1,823 7 384.0 384.0 0.0
Creighton, NE 1,152 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Wayne SnackAbility

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