Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
North Platte, NE Crime Grade
How North Platte grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Nebraska — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Nebraska
4/10
vs. Nebraska cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in North Platte, NE was 116.3 per 100,000 residents (26 incidents over a population of 22,363). That puts North Platte 64% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 47% below the Nebraska statewide rate of 219.3.
That ranks North Platte #1,302 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 65% of them, and #7 of 16 in Nebraska. Violent crime is down 22% year over year and down 59% over the last five years.
North Platte, NE crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Nebraska Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 116.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,302 of 3,771
- NE rank
- #7 of 16
- Safer than
- 65% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 22%
- 5-year change
- down 59%
- Population
- 22,363
- Reporting agency
- North Platte Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Platte Police Department (FBI ORI NB0560100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Platte (red), Nebraska (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Platte vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 286.2(66) | 189.6(43) | 142.6(32) | 148.2(33) | 116.3(26) |
| Murder | 4.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.5(1) |
| Rape | 60.7(14) | 48.5(11) | 22.3(5) | 49.4(11) | 17.9(4) |
| Robbery | 30.4(7) | 13.2(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 13.4(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 190.8(44) | 127.8(29) | 120.3(27) | 98.8(22) | 80.5(18) |
| Property crime | 2823.4(651) | 2891.9(656) | 2446.3(549) | 2618.1(583) | 1533.8(343) |
| Burglary | 455.4(105) | 423.2(96) | 196.1(44) | 148.2(33) | 152.0(34) |
| Larceny | 2112.2(487) | 2230.6(506) | 2054.2(461) | 2326.2(518) | 1278.9(286) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 225.5(52) | 198.4(45) | 156.0(35) | 125.7(28) | 85.0(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Platte, NE Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the North Platte Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for North Platte calculated?
- North Platte's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Nebraska state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Nebraska cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the North Platte Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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