West Point, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Point, NE Summary

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

  • There were 9 total crimes committed in West Point the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 261.2 total crimes per 100K people in West Point.
  • The overall crime rate in West Point is -88.76% below the national average.
  • West Point ranks #13 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • West Point ranks #952 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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West Point Vs Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Point is 261.2 per 100,000 people. That's -88.76% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -88.35% lower than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Point
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9 261.2 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 29.0 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4 116.1 334.1 369.8
Burglary 1 29.0 229.9 269.8
Larceny 4 116.1 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 5 145.1 1,909.2 1,954.4

West Point 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 West Point

4
Violent Crimes
116.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in West Point in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Point is 116.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 861.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.24% lower than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Point

5
Property Crimes
145.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 property crimes in West Point in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Point is 145.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 689.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.40% lower than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Point

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
Blair, NE 7,855 75 954.8 878.4 76.4
Wahoo, NE 4,611 48 1,041.0 954.2 86.7
Madison, NE 2,174 3 138.0 138.0 0.0
Pierce, NE 1,823 7 384.0 384.0 0.0
Bennington, NE 1,524 16 1,049.9 984.3 65.6

West Point SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
10
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