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Omaha, NE Crime and Crime Rate

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The Omaha crime rate is much higher than the Nebraska average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #65

Omaha, NE	2,452.63
Nebraska	1,442.88
U.S.	1,776.27

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Omaha, NE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Omaha, NE	Count	34	194	723	1,312	3,046	12,091	2,197	119
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	7.3	41.8	155.6	282.4	655.6	2,602.3	472.9	25.6	2,050
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.0	36.8	56.1	183.6	455.9	2,019.4	197.9	NA	1,328
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Omaha, NE	Count	30	192	892	1,249	3,228	12,938	2,125	131
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	6.8	43.3	201.3	281.9	728.6	2,920.3	479.6	29.6	2,238
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.2	33.1	67.8	178.4	484.3	2,083.5	193.8	NA	1,339
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Omaha, NE	Count	44	180	949	1,475	3,175	12,892	2,725	NA
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	10.1	41.2	217.0	337.3	726.1	2,948.5	623.2	NA	2,432
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	32.7	72.8	194.3	492.0	2,151.8	234.8	NA	1,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Omaha, NE	Count	42	189	818	1,529	3,345	13,876	3,436	NA
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	9.7	43.8	189.4	354.1	774.6	3,213.5	795.7	NA	2,592
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	29.7	62.4	206.5	509.8	2,358.6	293.1	NA	1,497
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Omaha, NE	Count	33	187	848	1,437	3,172	15,172	3,443	NA
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	7.9	44.9	203.5	344.8	761.1	3,640.4	826.1	NA	2,697
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.8	31.0	63.8	184.1	534.5	2,521.3	284.9	NA	1,517
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Omaha, NE	Count	31	199	682	1,415	3,164	15,079	3,813	138
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	7.5	48.3	165.5	343.3	767.7	3,658.8	925.2	33.5	2,709
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.5	32.9	59.1	192.5	532.4	2,574.3	316.5	NA	1,551
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Omaha, NE	18.50
Nebraska	34.80
U.S.	26.40

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Omaha, NE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Omaha, NE	Count	16	8	3	3	2	0
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	3.4	1.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.0	34
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	4.0	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Omaha, NE	Count	5	2	3	0	0	0
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	5.1	3.1	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2007	Omaha, NE	Count	7	2	0	2	3	0
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	1.6	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.7	0.0	16
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Omaha, NE	Count	6	3	2	0	1	0
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	14
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Omaha, NE	1.64
Nebraska	2.19
U.S.	2.81

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Omaha, NE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Omaha, NE	Count	918	789	129
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	197.6	169.8	27.8	1.84
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.8	198.3	73.5	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Omaha, NE	Count	913	769	144
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	206.1	173.6	32.5	1.90
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	275.1	201.0	74.1	2.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Omaha, NE	Count	893	748	145
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	204.2	171.1	33.2	1.88
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.7	197.2	74.5	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Omaha, NE	Count	920	755	165
	Omaha, NE	Per 100,000	213.1	174.8	38.2	1.94
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.8	197.0	74.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Omaha, NE	Count	946	774	172
2005	Omaha, NE	Count	954	775	179