Lincoln, ND Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lincoln, ND 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 29 total crimes committed in Lincoln the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 661.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is -71.56% below the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #22 safest out of 50 cities in North Dakota.
  • Lincoln ranks #2,485 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 North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 661.0 per 100,000 people. That's -71.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -73.05% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 2,453.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 29 661.0 2,453.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 19.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 114.0 253.4 268.2
Violent Crime 6 136.8 329.0 369.8
Burglary 2 45.6 417.6 269.8
Larceny 20 455.9 1,435.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 22.8 271.0 282.7
Property Crime 23 524.3 2,124.1 1,954.4

Lincoln Crime Compared To North Dakota Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

6
Violent Crimes
136.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 136.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 731.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 303.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.43% lower than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 329.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

23
Property Crimes
524.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 524.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 190.7 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 -73.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.32% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 2,124.1 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
Bismarck, ND 74,604 2,740 3,672.7 3,363.1 309.6
Mandan, ND 24,666 916 3,713.6 3,478.5 235.1

Lincoln SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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