Butler County, NE Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.94 million

Cost of Crime™ for Butler County, NE

In 2025, violent crime will cost $514 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Butler County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Butler County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Butler County sits in the 73rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 73% of counties and behind 27%. The grade covers only Butler County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Butler County is 2.730 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 227 in the northwest areas to 1 in 596 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Butler County, NE report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Butler County, NE

The tangible cost of violent crime in Butler County is projected at $1,935,019 for 2025, about $219 per resident and $514 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Butler County Compared to Other Counties?

Butler County, NE:	$219
Douglas County, NE:	$173
Sarpy County, NE:	$136
Nebraska:	$177
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $219 per resident each year in Butler County, which is $39 less than the national average and $42 more than Nebraska's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Butler County:

In Douglas County, NE, crime costs $173 per person, which is $46 less than in Butler County.
In Sarpy County, NE, crime costs $136 per person, which is $83 less than in Butler County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Butler County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Butler County	Cost per Butler County Resident
Murder	$1.00 million	$113
Rape/Sexual Assault	$469,835	$53
Robbery	$90,270	$10
Assault	$372,535	$42
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,935,019	$219

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Butler County, NE

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Butler County totals $9,028,507 ($1,022 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,963,526 ($1,240 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Butler County, NE, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Butler County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Butler County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.468
Robbery	0.3247
Rape	0.8768
Murder	0.0604
Total Violent Crime	2.730 (B+)

Individual Butler County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Butler County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Butler County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Colfax County, NE	C-	B-	D
Platte County, NE	B	A	B-
Polk County, NE	B+	A-	A
Seward County, NE	B-	B-	B
Saunders County, NE	A	A-	A
Dodge County, NE	C+	B-	C
York County, NE	C+	B+	B-
Lancaster County, NE	C-	B+	D+
Nance County, NE	C	C	C+
Merrick County, NE	C+	B	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Butler County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jackson County, TN	C+	D+	D+
Humphreys County, MS	C-	B+	B+
Hyde County, NC	F	F	F
Idaho County, ID	C-	C	C
Iowa County, IA	B	A-	A-
Irwin County, GA	C	D+	D+
Jackson County, KS	C+	C+	C+
Jackson County, KY	C+	B+	B+
Jackson County, MN	A-	B+	B+
Humboldt County, IA	B	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Butler County is as safe as the Nebraska state average and safer than the national average.

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