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Knox County Crime & Safety Report

FBI UCR violent crime, property crime, total crime rate, and safety score for Knox County, Nebraska.

Primary safety signal

91

out of 100, higher means lower reported crime

Rating

Low Reported Crime

Total crime

178.3

State rank

#35

Violent crime

0.0

per 100K residents

Below national average

Property crime

178.3

per 100K residents

Below national average

Total crime

178.3

per 100K residents

Below national average

State rank

#35

of 93 scored counties

1 = safest in state

Crime Statistics

Safety score

91

Low Reported Crime

Higher scores indicate lower reported county-level crime.

Total crime rate

FBI UCR incidents per 100,000 residents, compared with the national benchmark.

178.3

Below national average

National total crime benchmark: 2335.1 per 100K

Violent crime

0.0

National avg 380.7

Property crime

178.3

National avg 1954.4

State rank

#35

of 93 counties, 1 = safest

State average safety score: 74/100. State average total crime rate: 627.0 per 100K.

Local interpretation

What the crime data means for Knox County

These reads compare Knox County with Nebraska county averages and national FBI UCR benchmarks. They are county-level signals, not neighborhood-level guarantees.

Safety score

91/100

17 points above the Nebraska county average

State rank

#35

of 93 scored Nebraska counties, where #1 is safest

Safer than

62%

of scored counties in Nebraska by safety score

Reporting

Partial

4 agencies in the current record

Benchmark table

Rates are incidents per 100,000 residents.

MetricKnox CountyNebraska avgU.S. benchmarkRead
Total crime178.3627.02335.192% below national benchmark.
Violent crime0.096.0380.7Reported 0.0 in the available dataset; verify coverage before treating this as a zero-incident signal.
Property crime178.3530.01954.491% below national benchmark.

Crime mix

Property crime drives the profile

Property crime accounts for the larger reported rate at 178.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 0.0 for violent crime.

Property crime share100%
Violent crime share0%

Reporting quality

Partial reporting coverage

Some local agencies are represented, but the dataset may not include every agency serving the county.

4 reporting agencies are represented for 2022. Use the rates as a directional county benchmark and verify city-level police data before making a decision.

How to use this county report

Verify neighborhood property risk

County-level property crime is not a block-level measure. Check city or sheriff incident maps for the specific address area.

Read violent crime as a county benchmark

The violent-crime rate is useful for county comparison, but it does not replace neighborhood-level data or recent local incident trends.

Use the state rank as a first filter

The state rank helps screen counties quickly. Pair it with housing, schools, health, and risk data before making a move or investment decision.

Account for reporting limits

Some local agencies are represented, but the dataset may not include every agency serving the county.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the reported crime rate in Knox County, NE?
Knox County reports a total crime rate of 178.3 incidents per 100,000 residents in the available FBI UCR dataset. The record is marked partial coverage with 4 reporting agencies for 2022.
Why does Knox County show a 0.0 reported rate for some crime categories?
Knox County has at least one crime category reported as 0.0 in the available dataset. A 0.0 reported rate means no incidents were present in the current county-level FBI feed for that category; it does not prove that no crime occurred, especially when coverage is partial or agency counts are small.
How does Knox County compare with the Nebraska average?
Knox County's total crime rate is 178.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with an unweighted Nebraska county average of 627.0. It is 72% below nebraska county average.
How does Knox County compare with the national benchmark?
Knox County's total crime rate is 92% below national benchmark. Violent crime is reported 0.0 in the available dataset; verify coverage before treating this as a zero-incident signal. and property crime is 91% below national benchmark.
What does the safety score mean for Knox County?
Knox County has a safety score of 91/100, labeled Low reported crime. It ranks #35 out of 93 scored counties in Nebraska, where #1 is the safest reported county. The score is a comparative index derived from reported county-level crime rates, not a promise that every neighborhood has the same risk profile.
Is violent crime or property crime the larger signal in Knox County?
Property crime accounts for the larger reported rate at 178.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 0.0 for violent crime.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Crime data sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR) and County Health Rankings. Safety scores are derived composite metrics.

Data is informational only. Not legal or security advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.