Omaha records 369 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, roughly in line with the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: C, a city-wide average. Crime varies widely block to block within any city, so a city grade cannot describe a specific street.

What is the crime rate in Omaha?

Omaha reports approximately 369 violent crimes and 3162 property crimes per 100,000 residents based on the most recent public data.

Does Omaha have flood risk?

SafeNest evaluates flood risk at the address level. For Omaha, federal records show 20 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Nebraska, most recently in 2019; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly.

Is Omaha, NE Safe in 2024? Crime Rates, Flood Risk & Schools

Crime in Omaha vs. the national average

Omaha reports 369 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3% below the U.S. average of 381, and 3,162 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (62% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 34.2% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.

	Omaha	US average
Violent crime (per 100k)	369	381
Property crime (per 100k)	3162	1954

City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Omaha can differ dramatically. For a specific address, run a free SafeNest search.

Flood & natural hazard risk

Federal disaster records for Nebraska — the state SafeNest uses for Omaha's flood context — list 20 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1960 and 2019, most recently "Severe Storms And Flooding". Nebraska has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Omaha address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly by address.

Schools in Omaha

Public schools in Omaha average 4.6/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 167 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.6/10 on average, while middle schools average 3.5/10. The highest-scoring is Prairie Lane Elementary School at 9.8/10.

Registered offenders

Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Omaha: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Exact counts and locations for any specific Omaha address are available in the SafeNest app, drawn directly from the state's public registry.

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Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA flood maps, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-07-12. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).