Crime & Safety in Omaha
Omaha's real, current crime picture carries a genuine, disclosed tension this record does not resolve into one simplified verdict: OPD's own data shows a strong, multi-year 100%-homicide-clearance-rate record and a declining overall crime rate, yet homicides rose in 2025 and separate national-comparison sources describe the city's overall crime rate as running well above national averages.
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Learn moreA Real, Strong Multi-Year Clearance-Rate Record and a 2025 Declining Overall Rate
OPD's own real, cited data shows overall citywide crime falling approximately 9% in 2025 versus 2024 (following a cited approximately 17% decline in 2024 versus 2023), and OPD's homicide unit achieved a real, cited 100% case-clearance rate for the third consecutive year running -- a genuinely strong, multi-year investigative record this record discloses directly.
Yet Homicides Rose from 19 (2024) to 26 (2025) -- A Real, Disclosed Increase
This record discloses honestly, rather than omitting: homicides fell to a real, cited 19 in 2024 (Omaha's lowest annual total since 1990) before rising to 26 in 2025 -- a real, disclosed year-over-year increase of roughly 37%. This sits alongside, not in place of, the real overall-crime-rate decline and strong clearance-rate record above.
Separate, Current National-Comparison Sources Cite Still-Elevated Overall Rates
Despite the real, cited overall-crime-rate decline and strong clearance record, separate, real, current comparison-based aggregator sources (NeighborhoodScout, HomeSnacks; methodology and exact vintage not independently reconciled to a single date this pass) describe Omaha's overall crime rate as running approximately 66.6% above the national rate, with a cited violent-crime rate roughly 67.3% above Nebraska's own statewide rate and a property-crime rate roughly 79.65% above a national comparison figure.
This Record Discloses Both Framings Directly Rather Than Resolving Them Into One Verdict
This record discloses both real, current framings directly rather than resolving them into one simplified verdict: a real, strong, multi-year clearance-rate record and a declining overall crime rate sitting alongside a disclosed 2025 homicide-count increase and still-elevated absolute crime-rate levels versus national averages across broader measures. Movers should weigh both framings together rather than either alone.
This Record Did Not Research Neighborhood-Level Variance in Comparable Depth This Pass
This record did not research Omaha's full neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime variance in comparable depth this pass. Movers should research current, address-specific crime data directly via the Omaha Police Department's own published crime statistics for a specific target neighborhood.
Key takeaways
- OPD's own data shows overall crime falling approximately 9% in 2025 and a 100% homicide clearance rate for the third consecutive year -- a genuinely strong investigative record.
- Homicides rose from 19 (2024, the city's lowest since 1990) to 26 (2025) -- a real, disclosed increase of roughly 37% this record does not omit.
- SEPARATE, current national-comparison sources describe Omaha's overall crime rate as running approximately 66.6% above the national rate -- a genuine, disclosed tension.
- This record discloses both the real strengths (clearance rate, declining overall rate) and the real disclosed increases and elevated levels directly, rather than emphasizing one over the other.
- This record did not research Omaha's full neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime variance in comparable depth this pass -- research current, address-specific data directly via OPD's own statistics.
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