Garfield County, NE Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$281,461

Cost of Crime™ for Garfield County, NE

In 2025, violent crime will cost $405 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Garfield 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 A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Garfield County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Garfield County sits in the 83rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 83% of counties and behind 17%. The grade covers only Garfield County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Garfield County is 2.379 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 332 in the north areas to 1 in 521 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Garfield County, NE report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Garfield County, NE

The tangible cost of violent crime in Garfield County is projected at $281,461 for 2025, about $175 per resident and $405 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): 46.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.6%

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

Garfield County, NE:	$175
Douglas County, NE:	$173
Sarpy County, NE:	$136
Nebraska:	$177
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $175 per resident each year in Garfield County, which is $83 less than the national average and $2 less than Nebraska's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Garfield County:

In Douglas County, NE, crime costs $173 per person, which is $2 less than in Garfield County.
In Sarpy County, NE, crime costs $136 per person, which is $39 less than in Garfield County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Garfield County	Cost per Garfield County Resident
Murder	$123,782	$77
Rape/Sexual Assault	$90,982	$57
Robbery	$20,320	$13
Assault	$46,376	$29
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$281,461	$175

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Garfield 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 Garfield County totals $1,279,176 ($795 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,560,637 ($970 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Garfield 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 west 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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Garfield County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.004
Robbery	0.4015
Rape	0.9326
Murder	0.0409
Total Violent Crime	2.379 (A-)

Individual Garfield County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Loup County, NE	D+	C	A
Valley County, NE	C-	B+	C-
Wheeler County, NE	D	C+	D+
Greeley County, NE	D+	B-	C
Custer County, NE	C	C+	C+
Blaine County, NE	D-	D-	C-
Boone County, NE	D	C+	D
Antelope County, NE	C-	B-	C+
Nance County, NE	C	C	C+
Logan County, NE	A-	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Garfield 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
Pope County, IL	A-	C+	C+
Lander County, NV	F	F	F
Lane County, KS	D-	D-	D-
Lanier County, GA	C	D+	D+
Latimer County, OK	D	B-	B-
Lee County, AR	F	F	F
Lee County, KY	D+	B-	B-
Pleasants County, WV	A+	A	A
Pocahontas County, WV	C	C-	C-
Polk County, NE	B+	A-	A-

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

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