Madison, NE Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 73%

Violent crime 78%

Property crime 72%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Madison_{/100k people}	Nebraska_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	15	n/a (estimate)	631	2,243	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	3.6	6.5
Rape	2	n/a	84.1	60.0	38.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	41.2	73.9
Assault	0	n/a	0.0	229.3	279.7
Violent crime	2	n/a (estimate)	84	334	388
Burglary	4	n/a	168.2	229.9	314.2
Theft	7	n/a	294.4	1,418.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	2	n/a	84.1	260.5	246.0
Property crime	13	n/a (estimate)	547	1,909	1,958

Key findings

Madison crime rates are 73% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Madison are 78% lower than the national average
In Madison you have a 1 in 159 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Madison is safer than 83% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Madison has not changed

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Daily Crime In Madison (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Madison

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Madison is 1 in 1189

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Madison is 1 in 183

The chance of being a victim of crime in Madison is 1 in 159

Year Over Year Crime In Madison (per 100,000 people)

Madison police department

Item	Madison	Nebraska	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	4	2,523	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.6	2.1	3.3

There are a total of 4 Madison police officers. This results in 1.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 23.3% less than the Nebraska average and 50% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Nebraska

State	Total offenders	Nebraska_/100K	National_/100K
Nebraska	6,070	345	266

There are a total of 6,070 sex offenders in Nebraska. This yields a total of 345 sex offenders in Nebraska per 100,000 residents which is 30% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Battle Creek, NE	1,264	122	697	819
Norfolk, NE	24,398	103	849	952
Stanton, NE	1,672	150	858	1,008
Lindsay, NE	250	360	2,055	2,415
Humphrey, NE	866	364	2,083	2,448
Cornlea, NE	34	404	2,309	2,713
Leigh, NE	458	440	2,513	2,953
Madison, NE	2,634	84	547	631

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Haw River, NC	2,634	352	2,072	2,424
Loudonville, OH	2,634	76	496	573
High Bridge, WA	2,634	51	477	528
La Selva Beach, CA	2,633	69	336	405
Laurel Park, NC	2,633	95	502	597
Madison, NE	2,634	84	547	631

Source: The Madison, NE crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.