Crime & Safety in Beatrice
Beatrice's crime data runs favorably across most sources reviewed this pass, though this record discloses a real, disclosed exception directly.
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Learn moreA real, favorable overall picture across most sources
One source's City-Data crime index (~118, 2023) ran about half the U.S. average, and multiple sources described Beatrice as among the safer Nebraska small cities.
A real, disclosed exception
A separate source cited a specific violent-crime rate (37.6 per 100,000) running above that same source's own cited national average (22.7 per 100,000) -- an apparent contradiction this record does not silently resolve.
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Key takeaways
- Most cited sources describe Beatrice as a genuinely safer Nebraska small city overall.
- One source's specific violent-crime-rate figure ran above its own cited national comparison -- a real, disclosed exception.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement.
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