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Safest Counties in Nebraska 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

All Nebraska Counties — Safety Rankings

93 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Antelope County, NE
97.5
67.5
2Arthur County, NE
97.5
67.5
3Blaine County, NE
97.5
66.4
4Fillmore County, NE
97.5
69.4
5Garden County, NE
97.5
68.5
6Grant County, NE
97.5
69.6
7Hayes County, NE
97.5
65.8
8Hooker County, NE
97.5
66.7
9Keya Paha County, NE
97.5
65.1
10Logan County, NE
97.5
67.9
11Loup County, NE
97.5
81.7
12Nuckolls County, NE
97.5
75.9
13Rock County, NE
97.5
71.8
14Sherman County, NE
97.5
61.2
15Sioux County, NE
97.5
62.9
16Thomas County, NE
97.5
78.9
17Thurston County, NE
97.5
59.3
18Wheeler County, NE
97.5
74.8
19Nance County, NE
94.2
63.3
20Stanton County, NE
94
67.9
21Greeley County, NE
93.9
64
22Garfield County, NE
93.7
69.3
23Gosper County, NE
93.7
67.9
24Boyd County, NE
93.6
67.6
25Brown County, NE
93.4
60.7
26Deuel County, NE
92.6
61.2
27Butler County, NE
92.3
70.4
28Burt County, NE
91.4
64.6
29Holt County, NE
91.4
67.4
30Frontier County, NE
91
65.1
31Dundy County, NE
90.9
73.1
32Boone County, NE
90.8
71.2
33Cuming County, NE
90.8
64.1
34Franklin County, NE
90.6
68.2
35Knox County, NE
90.6
65.3
36Harlan County, NE
90.2
69
37Chase County, NE
89.7
58.4
38McPherson County, NE
89.4
68.3
39Clay County, NE
89.1
66.1
40Polk County, NE
89
68.3
41Webster County, NE
88.8
65
42Howard County, NE
87.3
65.4
43Colfax County, NE
86.9
53.9
44Pierce County, NE
86.5
65.4
45Johnson County, NE
85.8
62.9
46Merrick County, NE
85.6
64.9
47Phelps County, NE
84.7
64.7
48Pawnee County, NE
83.4
62.5
49Dixon County, NE
82.6
63.6
50Cedar County, NE
81.5
67.3
51Seward County, NE
81.4
60.6
52Saunders County, NE
80.9
58.7
53Custer County, NE
80.5
58.3
54Valley County, NE
78.2
62.5
55Thayer County, NE
78.1
61.7
56Hamilton County, NE
77.3
62.4
57Kearney County, NE
76.1
61.5
58Red Willow County, NE
74.8
60.1
59Wayne County, NE
73.2
60.5
60Hitchcock County, NE
72.9
60.4
61Washington County, NE
70.8
55.3
62Madison County, NE
70.6
52.8
63Perkins County, NE
70.4
60.5
64Morrill County, NE
70.2
58.7
65Kimball County, NE
68.7
52.3
66Banner County, NE
68.2
56
67Nemaha County, NE
65.4
57.7
68Jefferson County, NE
63.3
54.4
69Cass County, NE
63
53.6
70York County, NE
61.6
55
71Sheridan County, NE
59.9
57.3
72Richardson County, NE
57.3
60
73Furnas County, NE
54.1
55.9
74Cherry County, NE
53.2
55.4
75Gage County, NE
51.2
51.4
76Otoe County, NE
50.3
49.3
77Dawson County, NE
47.6
47.5
78Platte County, NE
46.6
44
79Sarpy County, NE
45.3
44.9
80Saline County, NE
44.6
46.4
81Dodge County, NE
39.8
42.2
82Keith County, NE
37.3
52.4
83Dawes County, NE
35.9
38.8
84Buffalo County, NE
29.6
38.6
85Cheyenne County, NE
28.6
41.4
86Box Butte County, NE
24.8
43.2
87Scotts Bluff County, NE
18.8
37
88Lincoln County, NE
18.2
39.1
89Dakota County, NE
16.7
35.8
90Adams County, NE
15.9
39.8
91Hall County, NE
11
35.5
92Lancaster County, NE
6.8
32.3
93Douglas County, NE
4.9
29.6