Lincoln, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lincoln, AL Summary

Crime in Lincoln research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lincoln over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lincoln:

  • There were 206 total crimes committed in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,666.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is 25.83% above the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #195 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Lincoln ranks #8,247 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Lincoln Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 2,666.7 per 100,000 people. That's 25.83% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 38.53% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 206 2,666.7 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 3 38.8 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 25 323.6 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 30 388.3 359.9 359.0
Burglary 31 401.3 243.5 229.0
Larceny 120 1,553.4 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 25 323.6 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 176 2,278.3 1,565.1 1,760.0

Lincoln Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

30
Violent Crimes
388.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 30 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 388.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 257.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.18% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.91% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

176
Property Crimes
2,278.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 176 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 2,278.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.45% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.57% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lincoln

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Birmingham, AL 195,418 10,314 5,277.9 4,031.4 1,246.6
Gadsden, AL 33,015 1,043 3,159.2 2,577.6 581.6
Oxford, AL 22,074 619 2,804.2 2,659.2 145.0
Anniston, AL 21,052 1,097 5,210.9 4,365.4 845.5
Jacksonville, AL 14,812 336 2,268.4 1,660.8 607.6
Talladega, AL 14,590 581 3,982.2 3,440.7 541.5
Moody, AL 13,720 139 1,013.1 838.2 174.9
Irondale, AL 13,538 214 1,580.7 1,403.5 177.3
Sylacauga, AL 12,109 489 4,038.3 3,476.8 561.6

Lincoln SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8
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