Steele City, NE Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$36,467

Cost of Crime™ for Steele City, NE

In 2025, violent crime will cost $645 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Steele City 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 D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Steele City against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Steele City sits in the 24th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 24% of cities and behind 76%. The grade covers only Steele City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Steele City is 4.531 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 215 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 252 in the northeast.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Steele City, NE

The tangible cost of violent crime in Steele City is projected at $36,467 for 2025, about $292 per resident and $645 per household. That equals 0.8% 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): 42.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Steele City Compared to Other Cities?

Steele City, NE:	$292
Lexington, NE:	$341
La Vista, NE:	$98
Nebraska:	$177
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $292 per resident each year in Steele City, which is $33 more than the national average and $115 more than Nebraska's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Steele City:

In Lexington, NE, crime costs $341 per person, which is $49 more than in Steele City.
In La Vista, NE, crime costs $98 per person, which is $193 less than in Steele City

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Steele City	Cost per Steele City Resident
Murder	$16,676	$133
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6,866	$55
Robbery	$1,898	$15
Assault	$11,026	$88
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$36,467	$292

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Steele City, 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 Steele City totals $147,115 ($1,177 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $183,582 ($1,469 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Steele City, 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 city has few 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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Steele City Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.072
Robbery	0.4827
Rape	0.9060
Murder	0.0710
Total Violent Crime	4.531 (D+)

Individual Steele City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Steele City is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Steele City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Endicott, NE	D-	D+	D-
Hollenberg, KS	F	F	D-
Diller, NE	D-	C-	D-
Harbine, NE	A-	B	A+
Jansen, NE	A-	B	A+
Thompson, NE	D-	D+	D-
Fairbury, NE	D+	C+	D
Odell, NE	B+	A-	B
Lanham, KS	D-	D-	D
Hanover, KS	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Steele City 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
Santa Elena, TX	F	D-	D-
Luther, MT	F	D-	D-
Luystown, MO	B-	C	C
Lynchville, ME	B+	A+	A+
Madrid, KY	C-	B-	B-
Mance, PA	C	A	A
Manzano, NM	D-	D+	D+
Maple Grove, MI	A+	A+	A+
Marshwood, PA	A+	A	A
Martin, PA	A+	A	A

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

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