Polk County, NE Crime

Polk, NE County has a much lower rate of violent and property crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Polk, NE County is 8.9, compared to 22.7 nationally. Furthermore, the property crime rate in Polk, NE County is 14.8, compared to 35.4 nationally. This means that people living in this county are much less likely to be affected by either type of crime than the average American citizen.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Polk County violent crime is 8.9. (The US average is 22.7)

Polk County property crime is 14.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Polk, Nebraska does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of York, Nebraska. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of York, Nebraska. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Columbus, NE Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	61.2	9.4	9.4	9.4	33	4082.1	461.4	3399.4	221.3
2002	56.6	0	23.6	18.9	14.2	2590.7	358.6	2118.8	113.3
2003	42.9	0	9.5	14.3	19	2543	342.9	2123.9	76.2
2004	85.8	4.8	38.1	0	42.9	2298	295.6	1930.9	71.5
2005	52.3	0	19	23.8	9.5	2745.1	461.5	2202.8	80.9
2006	42.8	0	4.8	14.3	23.8	3377.4	599.4	2587.8	190.3
2008	107.3	0	18.7	9.3	79.3	2565.5	531.8	1931.2	102.6
2009	69.3	0	13.9	9.2	46.2	1962.9	281.7	1574.9	106.2
2010	121.4	0	27	22.5	71.9	2067.8	269.7	1708.2	89.9
2011	85.2	4.5	13.4	13.4	53.8	2210	349.7	1766.2	94.1
2012	88.7	0	31.1	8.9	48.8	2107.6	301.7	1726.1	79.9
2013	97.2	4.4	26.5	8.8	57.5	2254.2	309.4	1913.9	30.9
2014	84	4.4	22.1	22.1	35.4	1702.5	216.7	1397.4	88.4
2015	118.8	0	44	8.8	66	1592.3	263.9	1244.8	83.6
2016	109.1	4.4	52.4	0	52.4	2178	227	1807	144
2018	111.8	0	34.4	30.1	47.3	1535	184.9	1242.6	107.5
2019	119.6	0	51.3	12.8	55.5	1533.8	162.4	1230.5	141

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Columbus, NE	119.6	1,533.8	20,975	21	2019
York, NE	165.0	2,272.4	7,857	21	2019
David City, NE	34.1	1,500.7	2,598	23	2011
Central City, NE	209.2	209.2	2,959	23	2019
Seward, NE	27.6	551.7	6,995	30	2019
Aurora, NE	88.1	616.9	4,468	32	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
York, NE	165	2,272.4	7,857	21	2019
David City, NE	34.1	1,500.7	2,598	23	2011
Central City, NE	209.2	209.2	2,959	23	2019
Seward, NE	27.6	551.7	6,995	30	2019
Aurora, NE	88.1	616.9	4,468	32	2019
Schuyler, NE	46.9	390.9	6,210	32	2019

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