Douglas County, NE Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Douglas County in green. The most dangerous areas in Douglas County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Douglas County, NE Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Douglas County is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of counties are safer and 86% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Douglas County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Douglas County is 0.0372 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Douglas County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Douglas County may be as high as 1 in 12,717 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 46,272 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Douglas County, NE: about 4 per year. The northwest part of Douglas County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Douglas County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Douglas County to the Nebraska state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Douglas County is as safe as the Nebraska state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Douglas County, NE

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Douglas County about $43,130,602 in 2025, or roughly $70 per resident. This is part of Douglas County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Douglas County, including every crime type and how Douglas County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Douglas County's crime maps on the Douglas County overall crime page.

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Individual Douglas County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Douglas County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Douglas County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sarpy County, NE	B+	A-	B	A+
Pottawattamie County, IA	B+	B+	B	A+
Washington County, NE	A-	A-	A-	A-
Cass County, NE	A+	A-	A+	A+
Mills County, IA	A	A	A	A+
Saunders County, NE	A	A-	A	A
Dodge County, NE	C+	B-	C	B
Harrison County, IA	B+	B	A-	A
Fremont County, IA	B-	B-	B-	A
Lancaster County, NE	C-	B+	D+	A+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Douglas County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Somerset County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Pinal County, AZ	A	B-	B-	C
Smith County, TX	C	C	C	C-
Travis County, TX	C+	C	C	A-
Rutherford County, TN	C+	C+	C+	B
Racine County, WI	B-	C+	C+	C+
Wake County, NC	C	B	B	B
Ottawa County, MI	A+	A-	A-	A+
Solano County, CA	C+	C-	C-	C
Trumbull County, OH	C+	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Douglas County, NE average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Douglas County schools on SchoolGrade

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