Crime in Malmo, NE

Malmo is a village of 389 in Saunders County, about 40 miles west of downtown Omaha · Updated November 2026

Is Malmo, NE safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Malmo has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 99% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 994 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Malmo as a whole, and 1% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Malmo scores 994.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 993 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 995 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Malmo

Map of Malmo shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Malmo, NE at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Malmo, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Malmo

CrimeGrade™ estimates Malmo has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 48% less than the US as a whole and 48% less than Nebraska.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Malmo is assault, about 48% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeA+under 10.690.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultA+49.312.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+12.62.4
TheftA+under 11.713.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.242.7
ArsonA+under 10.170.12
VandalismA+24.65.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Malmo

The Saunders County Sheriff's Office polices Malmo, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
VandalismOther places (43%)Morning (6 am to noon)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Malmo compares with nearby cities

Malmo has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MalmoA+994A+A+389
Prague 5 milesA+993A+A+457
Weston 6 milesA+993A+A+504
Wahoo 7 milesA+968A+A+5,630
Colon 7 milesA+994A+A+593
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Morse Bluff 10 milesA+994A+A+443
Cedar Bluffs 11 milesA+992A+A+1,240
Abie 11 milesA+995A+A+213
Mead 12 milesA+991A+A+933
Bruno 13 milesA+996A+A+381
Ithaca 13 milesA+994A+A+464

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Malmo. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Malmo is safer than 94% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MalmoA+994A+A+389
Orleans Four Corners, NYA+997A+A+389
Arco, MNA+994A+A+389
Ollie, IAA+994A+A+389
Appleton, WAA+982A+A+389
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Ribot, PAA+971A+A+389
Lawrenceville, KYA+969A+A+389
Newport, INA+955A+A+389
Crockett Mills, TNA+951A+A+389
Caliente, CAA+946A+A+389
Salvador, CAA+933A+A+389

What crime costs Malmo

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Malmo about $548 a year per household, 55% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $320,000 a year, or $816 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$19,000$50
Rape$16,000$42
Robbery$240$1
Assault$31,000$79
Burglary$9,300$24
Theft$3,500$9
Vehicle theft$1,400$4
Arson$1,500$4
Vandalism$13,000$33
Total$95,000$244

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Malmo means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Malmo is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Malmo

Schools in Malmo, NE average a SchoolGrade of A-: 70% of students test proficient, against 63% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Malmo on SchoolGrade