The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hershey, NE: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$437,768

Cost of Crime™ for Hershey, NE

In 2025, crime will cost $530 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Hershey with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Hershey, NE Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Hershey's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Hershey sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Hershey's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hershey is 13.05 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 107 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Hershey, NE report the most crime, about 5 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hershey, NE

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hershey for 2025 is $437,768, about $230 per resident and $530 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hershey Compared to Other Cities?

Hershey, NE:	$230
Chadron, NE:	$626
Ashland, NE:	$218
Nebraska:	$380
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hershey is $230 per year, which is $234 less than the national average and $150 less than Nebraska's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hershey:

In Chadron, NE, crime costs $626 per person, which is $396 more than in Hershey.
In Ashland, NE, crime costs $218 per person, which is $12 less than in Hershey

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Hershey for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Hershey	Cost per Hershey Resident
Murder	$111,460	$59
Rape/Sexual Assault	$89,222	$47
Robbery	$13,436	$7
Assault	$55,003	$29
Kidnapping	$25,540	$13
Vehicle Theft	$12,289	$6
Burglary	$8,002	$4
Theft	$46,048	$24
Arson	$5,205	$3
Vandalism	$21,181	$11
Animal Cruelty	$678	$0
Drug Crimes	$43,198	$23
Identity Theft	$6,506	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$437,768	$230

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hershey, NE

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Hershey totals $1,187,220 ($624 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,624,988 ($854 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Hershey's 1,902 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Hershey Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Hershey residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.007
Robbery	0.2246
Rape	0.7737
Murder	0.0312
Total Violent Crime	2.036 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.675
Vehicle Theft	0.4172
Burglary	0.4639
Arson	0.1133
Total Property Crime	5.669 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2215
Drug Crimes	3.070
Vandalism	1.559
Identity Theft	0.4420
Animal Cruelty	0.0482
Total "Other" Rate	5.341 (B+)

Individual Hershey Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Hershey is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Hershey.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sutherland, NE	B+	B-	A
North Platte, NE	D	B-	D
Sarben, NE	D-	B-	D-
Paxton, NE	D-	B	D-
Maxwell, NE	C	C	B-
Dickens, NE	B-	B+	B+
Tryon, NE	D+	C-	C
Wallace, NE	C+	B+	B+
Wellfleet, NE	B	A-	A
Elsie, NE	D	C	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hershey is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Andover, NH	B	A-	A-
Yates Center, KS	D	D-	D-
Winthrop, NY	A+	A-	A-
Trout Run, PA	A	A-	A-
Tishomingo, MS	C	A	A
Thurmond, NC	C	B+	B+
Thompsonville, MI	B	C+	C+
Strattanville, PA	A	A-	A-
Stewartsville, MO	C+	C-	C-
Kingman, IN	B-	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Hershey is safer than the Nebraska state average and safer than the national average.

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

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