| LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES | ||||
| CITIES OVER 5,000 POPULATION | ||||
| Nebraska - 1992 to 2003 | ||||
| Full-Time | Sworn | Sworn Officers | ||
| Employees | Officers | Civilians | Per 1000 pop. | |
| 2003 | ||||
| Alliance | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2.1 |
| Beatrice | 31 | 21 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Bellevue | 92 | 81 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Blair | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Chadron | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Columbus | 46 | 31 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Crete | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Elkhorn | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Fremont | 43 | 36 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Gering | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Grand Island | 83 | 75 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Hastings | 80 | 65 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Holdrege | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1.8 |
| Kearney | 63 | 51 | 12 | 1.8 |
| LaVista | 30 | 26 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Lexington | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Lincoln | 407 | 308 | 99 | 1.3 |
| McCook | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Norfolk | 64 | 42 | 22 | 1.7 |
| North Platte | 67 | 42 | 25 | 1.8 |
| Ogallala | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Omaha | 888 | 719 | 169 | 1.9 |
| Papillion | 32 | 28 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Plattsmouth | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Ralston | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Schuyler | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Scottsbluff | 36 | 32 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Seward | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Sidney | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1.9 |
| So. Souix City | 28 | 27 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Wayne | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1.7 |
| York | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1.8 |
| Total | 2,265 | 1,799 | 466 | -- |
| 2002 | ||||
| Alliance | 28 | 20 | 8 | NA |
| Beatrice | 33 | 22 | 11 | NA |
| Bellevue | 83 | 75 | 8 | NA |
| Blair | 16 | 14 | 2 | NA |
| Chadron | 18 | 12 | 6 | NA |
| Columbus | 49 | 34 | 15 | NA |
| Crete | 16 | 11 | 5 | NA |
| Elkhorn | 13 | 12 | 1 | NA |
| Fremont | 44 | 36 | 8 | NA |
| Gering | 19 | 16 | 3 | NA |
| Grand Island | 83 | 75 | 8 | NA |
| Hastings | 53 | 38 | 15 | NA |
| Holdrege | 15 | 9 | 6 | NA |
| Kearney | 52 | 43 | 9 | NA |
| LaVista | 28 | 24 | 4 | NA |
| Lexington | 14 | 12 | 2 | NA |
| Lincoln | 406 | 301 | 105 | NA |
| McCook | 19 | 15 | 4 | NA |
| Nebraska City | 14 | 13 | 1 | NA |
| Norfolk | 57 | 38 | 19 | NA |
| North Platte | 66 | 41 | 25 | NA |
| Ogallala | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Omaha | 952 | 766 | 186 | NA |
| Papillion | 32 | 28 | 4 | NA |
| Plattsmouth | 18 | 15 | 3 | NA |
| Ralston | 13 | 12 | 1 | NA |
| Schuyler | 8 | 6 | 2 | NA |
| Scottsbluff | 36 | 32 | 4 | NA |
| Seward | 11 | 10 | 1 | NA |
| Sidney | 14 | 12 | 2 | NA |
| So. Souix City | 28 | 27 | 1 | NA |
| Wayne | 11 | 7 | 4 | NA |
| York | 20 | 14 | 6 | NA |
| Total | 2,269 | 1,790 | 479 | |
| 2001 | ||||
| Alliance | 29 | 21 | 8 | NA |
| Beatrice | 33 | 22 | 11 | NA |
| Bellevue | 83 | 75 | 8 | NA |
| Blair | 16 | 14 | 2 | NA |
| Chadron | 16 | 12 | 4 | NA |
| Columbus | 50 | 34 | 16 | NA |
| Crete | 14 | 9 | 5 | NA |
| Elkhorn | 13 | 12 | 1 | NA |
| Fremont | 44 | 37 | 7 | NA |
| Gering | 19 | 16 | 3 | NA |
| Grand Island | 83 | 75 | 8 | NA |
| Hastings | 51 | 37 | 14 | NA |
| Holdrege | 15 | 9 | 6 | NA |
| Kearney | 50 | 41 | 9 | NA |
| LaVista | 27 | 23 | 4 | NA |
| Lexington | 16 | 14 | 2 | NA |
| Lincoln | 410 | 304 | 106 | NA |
| McCook | 18 | 14 | 4 | NA |
| Nebraska City | 14 | 13 | 1 | NA |
| Norfolk | 57 | 38 | 19 | NA |
| North Platte | 66 | 41 | 25 | NA |
| Ogallala | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Omaha | 907 | 717 | 190 | NA |
| Papillion | 31 | 26 | 5 | NA |
| Plattsmouth | 16 | 14 | 2 | NA |
| Ralston | 13 | 12 | 1 | NA |
| Schuyler | 8 | 2 | NA | |
| Scottsbluff | 34 | 31 | 3 | NA |
| Seward | 10 | 9 | 1 | NA |
| Sidney | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| So. Souix City | 27 | 0 | 1 | NA |
| Wayne | 6 | 0 | 4 | NA |
| York | 14 | 0 | 5 | NA |
| Total | 2,147 | 1,670 | 477 | |
| 2000 | ||||
| Alliance | 29 | 21 | 8 | NA |
| Beatrice | 31 | 22 | 9 | NA |
| Bellevue | 80 | 72 | 8 | NA |
| Blair | 15 | 13 | 2 | NA |
| Chadron | 17 | 11 | 6 | NA |
| Columbus | 47 | 34 | 13 | NA |
| Crete | 14 | 9 | 5 | NA |
| Fremont | 45 | 37 | 8 | NA |
| Gering | 17 | 14 | 3 | NA |
| Grand Island | 81 | 74 | 7 | NA |
| Hastings | 53 | 37 | 16 | NA |
| Holdrege | 13 | 8 | 5 | NA |
| Kearney | 46 | 38 | 8 | NA |
| LaVista | 25 | 21 | 4 | NA |
| Lexington | 16 | 14 | 2 | NA |
| Lincoln | 406 | 299 | 107 | NA |
| McCook | 19 | 15 | 4 | NA |
| Nebraska City | 14 | 13 | 1 | NA |
| Norfolk | 57 | 38 | 19 | NA |
| North Platte | 61 | 39 | 22 | NA |
| Ogallala | 12 | 11 | 1 | NA |
| Omaha | 923 | 748 | 175 | NA |
| Papillion | 30 | 25 | 5 | NA |
| Plattsmouth | 12 | 10 | 2 | NA |
| Ralston | 11 | 9 | 2 | NA |
| Scottsbluff | 35 | 32 | 3 | NA |
| Seward | 11 | 10 | 1 | NA |
| Sidney | 13 | 12 | 1 | NA |
| So. Souix City | 28 | 27 | 1 | NA |
| Wayne | 11 | 6 | 5 | NA |
| York | 19 | 13 | 6 | NA |
| Total | 2,191 | 1,732 | 459 | |
| 1999 | ||||
| Alliance | 23 | 16 | 7 | NA |
| Beatrice | 31 | 22 | 9 | NA |
| Bellevue | 68 | 60 | 8 | NA |
| Blair | 11 | 9 | 2 | NA |
| Chadron | 18 | 12 | 6 | NA |
| Columbus | 41 | 30 | 11 | NA |
| Crete | 17 | 10 | 7 | NA |
| Fremont | 43 | 35 | 8 | NA |
| Gering | 18 | 15 | 3 | NA |
| Grand Island | 80 | 73 | 7 | NA |
| Hastings | 53 | 37 | 16 | NA |
| Holdrege | 4 | 4 | 0 | NA |
| Kearney | 48 | 38 | 10 | NA |
| LaVista | 28 | 24 | 4 | NA |
| Lexington | 16 | 14 | 2 | NA |
| Lincoln | 391 | 280 | 111 | NA |
| McCook | 18 | 14 | 4 | NA |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 12 | 1 | NA |
| Norfolk | 52 | 34 | 18 | NA |
| North Platte | 63 | 41 | 22 | NA |
| Ogallala | 10 | 9 | 1 | NA |
| Omaha | 902 | 722 | 180 | NA |
| Papillion | 29 | 24 | 5 | NA |
| Plattsmouth | 10 | 9 | 1 | NA |
| Ralston | 12 | 11 | 1 | NA |
| Scottsbluff | 36 | 32 | 4 | NA |
| Seward | 11 | 9 | 2 | NA |
| Sidney | 13 | 12 | 1 | NA |
| So. Souix City | 25 | 24 | 1 | NA |
| Wayne | 12 | 8 | 4 | NA |
| York | 18 | 13 | 5 | NA |
| Total | 2,114 | 1,653 | 461 | |
| 1998 | ||||
| Alliance | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Beatrice | 31 | 21 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Bellevue | 66 | 58 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Blair | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Chadron | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Columbus | 41 | 30 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Crete | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Fremont | 43 | 34 | 9 | 1.4 |
| Gering | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Grand Island | 69 | 62 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Hastings | 44 | 36 | 8 | 1.6 |
| Holdrege | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Kearney | 48 | 37 | 11 | 1.3 |
| LaVista | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Lexington | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Lincoln | 408 | 300 | 108 | 1.4 |
| McCook | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Norfolk | 55 | 36 | 19 | 1.5 |
| North Platte | 64 | 39 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Ogallala | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Omaha | 885 | 703 | 182 | 1.9 |
| Papillion | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Plattsmouth | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Ralston | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Scottsbluff | 32 | 29 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Seward | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Sidney | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2.0 |
| So. Souix City | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Wayne | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 |
| York | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Total | 2,099 | 1,642 | 457 | -- |
| 1997 | ||||
| Alliance | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2.1 |
| Beatrice | 31 | 21 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Bellevue | 66 | 58 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Blair | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Chadron | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1.9 |
| Columbus | 35 | 26 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Crete | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Fremont | 43 | 34 | 9 | 1.4 |
| Gering | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Grand Island | 72 | 65 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Hastings | 54 | 37 | 17 | 1.6 |
| Holdrege | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Kearney | 44 | 36 | 8 | 1.3 |
| LaVista | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Lexington | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Lincoln | 394 | 294 | 100 | 1.4 |
| McCook | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Norfolk | 51 | 36 | 15 | 1.6 |
| North Platte | 60 | 38 | 22 | 1.6 |
| Ogallala | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Omaha | 871 | 688 | 183 | 2.0 |
| Papillion | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Plattsmouth | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Ralston | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Scottsbluff | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Seward | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Sidney | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2.0 |
| So. Souix City | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Wayne | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 |
| York | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Total | 2,069 | 1,618 | 451 | -- |
| 1996 | ||||
| Alliance | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2.1 |
| Beatrice | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Bellevue | 61 | 53 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Blair | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Chadron | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Columbus | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Crete | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Fremont | 40 | 31 | 9 | 1.3 |
| Gering | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Grand Island | 67 | 60 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Hastings | 55 | 37 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Holdrege | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Kearney | 45 | 37 | 8 | 1.4 |
| LaVista | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Lexington | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Lincoln | 372 | 273 | 99 | 1.3 |
| McCook | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Nebraska City | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Norfolk | 55 | 36 | 19 | 1.6 |
| North Platte | 57 | 37 | 20 | 1.6 |
| Ogallala | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Omaha | 879 | 702 | 177 | 2.0 |
| Papillion | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Plattsmouth | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Ralston | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Scottsbluff | 34 | 29 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Seward | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Sidney | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2.0 |
| So. Souix City | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Wayne | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 |
| York | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Total | 2,029 | 1,588 | 441 | -- |
| 1995 | ||||
| Alliance | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2.2 |
| Beatrice | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Bellevue | 56 | 52 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Blair | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Chadron | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2.0 |
| Columbus | 33 | 26 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Crete | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Fremont | 40 | 33 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Gering | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Grand Island | 67 | 60 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Hastings | 54 | 37 | 17 | 1.6 |
| Holdrege | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Kearney | 44 | 36 | 8 | 1.4 |
| LaVista | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Lexington | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Lincoln | 374 | 276 | 98 | 1.3 |
| McCook | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Norfolk | 53 | 37 | 16 | 1.6 |
| North Platte | 55 | 35 | 20 | 1.5 |
| Ogallala | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Omaha | 831 | 673 | 158 | 1.9 |
| Papillion | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Plattsmouth | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Ralston | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Scottsbluff | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Seward | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Sidney | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2.0 |
| So. Souix City | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Wayne | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 |
| York | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Total | 1,976 | 1,559 | 417 | -- |
| 1994 | ||||
| Alliance | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2.1 |
| Beatrice | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Bellevue | 64 | 49 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Blair | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Chadron | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Columbus | 39 | 25 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Crete | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Fremont | 36 | 27 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Gering | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Grand Island | 67 | 60 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Hastings | 52 | 37 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Holdrege | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Kearney | 44 | 37 | 7 | 1.5 |
| LaVista | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Lexington | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Lincoln | 353 | 265 | 88 | 1.3 |
| McCook | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Nebraska City | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Norfolk | 56 | 35 | 21 | 1.6 |
| North Platte | 54 | 34 | 20 | 1.4 |
| Ogallala | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Omaha | 805 | 654 | 151 | 1.9 |
| Papillion | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Plattsmouth | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Ralston | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Scottsbluff | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Seward | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Sidney | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1.7 |
| So. Souix City | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Wayne | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.3 |
| York | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Total | 1,927 | 1,510 | 417 | -- |
| 1993 | ||||
| Alliance | 27 | 20 | 7 | 2.1 |
| Beatrice | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1.6 |
| Bellevue | 64 | 49 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Blair | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Chadron | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Columbus | 35 | 25 | 10 | 1.3 |
| Fremont | 37 | 29 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Gering | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Grand Island | 64 | 57 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Hastings | 54 | 37 | 17 | 1.6 |
| Holdrege | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Kearney | 45 | 37 | 8 | 1.5 |
| LaVista | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Lexington | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Lincoln | 340 | 256 | 84 | 1.3 |
| McCook | 17 | 14 | ||