Elm Creek, NE Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$502,483

Cost of Crime™ for Elm Creek, NE

In 2025, violent crime will cost $861 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Elm Creek 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Elm Creek against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Elm Creek sits in the 7th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 7% of cities and behind 93%. The grade covers only Elm Creek's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Elm Creek is 7.631 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 105 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 298 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Elm Creek, NE report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Elm Creek, NE

The tangible cost of violent crime in Elm Creek is projected at $502,483 for 2025, about $306 per resident and $861 per household. That equals 0.9% 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): 44.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Elm Creek Compared to Other Cities?

Elm Creek, NE:	$306
Lexington, NE:	$341
La Vista, NE:	$98
Nebraska:	$177
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $306 per resident each year in Elm Creek, which is $47 more than the national average and $129 more than Nebraska's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Elm Creek:

In Lexington, NE, crime costs $341 per person, which is $35 more than in Elm Creek.
In La Vista, NE, crime costs $98 per person, which is $207 less than in Elm Creek

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Elm Creek	Cost per Elm Creek Resident
Murder	$106,702	$65
Rape/Sexual Assault	$68,254	$42
Robbery	$13,576	$8
Assault	$313,951	$191
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$502,483	$306

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Elm Creek, 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 Elm Creek totals $1,121,082 ($682 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,623,565 ($988 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Elm Creek, 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 city 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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Elm Creek Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.650
Robbery	0.2625
Rape	0.6847
Murder	0.0345
Total Violent Crime	7.631 (F)

Individual Elm Creek Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Odessa, NE	A-	B	A-
Overton, NE	C-	C	C-
Amherst, NE	C-	B-	C-
Riverdale, NE	A-	A	B+
Kearney, NE	C	B	C-
Miller, NE	B-	A-	A
Loomis, NE	C	C+	C
Funk, NE	C	C+	C
Sumner, NE	C	C	C+
Bertrand, NE	C-	A-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Elm Creek is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Centertown, MO	A-	B-	B-
Cedarpines Park, CA	C-	D-	D-
Cattle Creek, CO	D-	D-	D-
Wyocena, WI	A	A+	A+
Beaver Dam, AZ	C	F	F
Vina, AL	D+	C-	C-
Reeders, PA	A+	A+	A+
Ramsey, IN	B+	B+	B+
Rawson, OH	C-	D+	D+
Raymond, OH	B	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Elm Creek is less safe than the Nebraska state average and less safe than the national average.

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