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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$114,577

Cost of Crime™ for Prairie Home, NE

In 2025, crime will cost $1,006 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Prairie Home 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 Prairie Home, NE Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Prairie Home's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Prairie Home sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Prairie Home's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Prairie Home is 24.10 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 42 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Prairie Home, NE report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Prairie Home, NE

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Prairie Home for 2025 is $114,577, about $394 per resident and $1,006 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Prairie Home Compared to Other Cities?

Prairie Home, NE:	$394
Chadron, NE:	$626
Ashland, NE:	$218
Nebraska:	$380
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Prairie Home is $394 per year, which is $70 less than the national average and $14 more than Nebraska's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Prairie Home:

In Chadron, NE, crime costs $626 per person, which is $233 more than in Prairie Home.
In Ashland, NE, crime costs $218 per person, which is $176 less than in Prairie Home

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Prairie Home	Cost per Prairie Home Resident
Murder	$15,966	$55
Rape/Sexual Assault	$14,531	$50
Robbery	$4,891	$17
Assault	$43,401	$149
Kidnapping	$1,161	$4
Vehicle Theft	$5,530	$19
Burglary	$2,819	$10
Theft	$15,107	$52
Arson	$429	$1
Vandalism	$5,336	$18
Animal Cruelty	$135	$0
Drug Crimes	$4,909	$17
Identity Theft	$361	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$114,577	$394

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Prairie Home, 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 Prairie Home totals $189,389 ($651 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $303,967 ($1,045 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 city holds few 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 Prairie Home's 291 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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Prairie Home 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 Prairie Home residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.193
Robbery	0.5343
Rape	0.8236
Murder	0.0292
Total Violent Crime	6.580 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.02
Vehicle Theft	1.227
Burglary	1.068
Arson	0.0611
Total Property Crime	12.38 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0658
Drug Crimes	2.281
Vandalism	2.567
Identity Theft	0.1603
Animal Cruelty	0.0626
Total "Other" Rate	5.136 (B+)

Individual Prairie Home Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Waverly, NE	B	C	B
Eagle, NE	A	C+	A
Alvo, NE	C+	D-	B
Walton, NE	B+	C	A-
Greenwood, NE	B+	B	B+
Lincoln, NE	D	B-	D
Elmwood, NE	B	A-	B
Davey, NE	B-	F	B+
Murdock, NE	C+	D-	B
Palmyra, NE	A	A-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Prairie Home is similar 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
West Lewistown, MT	C-	C-	C-
Charlemont, VA	A+	A+	A+
Chauncey, WV	C+	B-	B-
Chesconessex, VA	F	D+	D+
Chesterfield, TN	C+	B-	B-
Cheyney, PA	A+	A+	A+
China, AL	C-	C-	C-
Wellman, OH	A-	B	B
West Greenwood, NY	B+	B	B
West Hebron, NY	A-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Prairie Home 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 Prairie Home, NE average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Prairie Home schools on SchoolGrade

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