Lincoln, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lincoln, IL 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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lincoln:

  • There were 99 total crimes committed in Lincoln the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 754.6 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is -67.53% below the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #300 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lincoln ranks #2,841 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lincoln Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 754.6 per 100,000 people. That's -67.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.99% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 99 754.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 7.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 99.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14 106.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 17 129.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 63 480.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 38.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 85 647.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lincoln Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

14
Violent Crimes
106.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 106.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 937.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.14% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.94% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

85
Property Crimes
647.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-66.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 85 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 647.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 154.3 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 -66.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.45% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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
Springfield, IL 112,549 5,644 5,014.7 4,244.4 770.3
Bloomington, IL 77,166 1,050 1,360.7 1,052.3 308.4
Normal, IL 53,613 845 1,576.1 1,348.6 227.6
East Peoria, IL 22,130 655 2,959.8 2,670.6 289.2
Morton, IL 17,169 210 1,223.1 1,060.1 163.1
Washington, IL 15,910 157 986.8 923.9 62.9
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Mount Zion, IL 5,867 51 869.3 750.0 119.3
Monticello, IL 5,532 20 361.5 235.0 126.5

Lincoln SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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