Lincoln, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lincoln, CA 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 369 total crimes committed in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 657.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is -68.99% below the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #25 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Lincoln ranks #2,953 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 California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 657.1 per 100,000 people. That's -68.99% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -74.37% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 369 657.1 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.8 4.5 5.0
Robbery 8 14.2 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 35 62.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 54 96.2 486.0 359.0
Burglary 20 35.6 305.8 229.0
Larceny 276 491.5 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 19 33.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 315 561.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Lincoln Crime Compared To California Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

54
Violent Crimes
96.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 96.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,039.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.21% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.21% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

315
Property Crimes
561.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 315 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 561.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.3 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 -68.13% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.01% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 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
Roseville, CA 162,841 2,670 1,639.6 1,420.4 219.2
Folsom, CA 86,152 1,409 1,635.5 1,452.1 183.4
Citrus Heights, CA 85,809 2,202 2,566.2 2,126.8 439.3
Rocklin, CA 74,048 791 1,068.2 903.5 164.8
Auburn, CA 13,618 142 1,042.7 660.9 381.8

Lincoln SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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