Omaha has a population of 449,388. During the past three years, Omaha saw 58,274 arrests. For 2017, the Omaha's arrest rate totaled 452.75 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 43.03% makes Omaha higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 2,909 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Omaha also totaled 17,437 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Bennington and Valley, Omaha is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Omaha had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Omaha averaged 2,909 violent crimes and 17,437 non-violent crimes.
The city of Omaha experienced 27,322 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 416 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 1,746 was for legacy rape and 609 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 8,224, and the aggravated assault total was 16,327.
It is situated in Douglas county, Nebraska with a total number of 381 employees - 127 female, 127 male officers and 127 civilians. Omaha PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is NB0280200, it belongs to the West North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.