Lincoln, NE Crime Statistics For 2025
Crime Rate In Lincoln, NE 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 8,264 total crimes committed in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
- On a rate basis, there were 2,793.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
- The overall crime rate in Lincoln is 31.83% above the national average.
- Lincoln ranks #53 safest out of 56 cities in Nebraska.
- Lincoln ranks #8,388 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 Nebraska And National Crime Rates
According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 2,793.7 per 100,000 people. That's 31.83% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 51.24% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 1,847.2 per 100,000 people.
| Statistic | Count Raw |
Lincoln / 100k People |
Nebraska / 100k People |
National / 100k People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Crimes Per 100K | 8,264 | 2,793.7 | 1,847.2 | 2,119.2 |
| Murder | 8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Robbery | 120 | 40.6 | 20.5 | 61.0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 713 | 241.0 | 154.5 | 256.0 |
| Violent Crime | 1,029 | 347.9 | 220.5 | 359.0 |
| Burglary | 776 | 262.3 | 155.1 | 229.0 |
| Larceny | 5,513 | 1,863.7 | 1,218.9 | 1,272.0 |
| Car Theft | 946 | 319.8 | 252.6 | 259.0 |
| Property Crime | 7,235 | 2,445.8 | 1,626.7 | 1,760.0 |
Lincoln Crime Compared To Nebraska Averages
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.
Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln
Violent Crimes
Violent Crimes / 100k People
Below The National Average
- There were 1,029 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
- The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 347.9 per 100,000 people.
- You have a 1 in 287.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 453.4 chance statewide.
- That's -3.10% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
- And 57.73% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 220.5 per 100,000 people.
Property Crime Rates In Lincoln
Property Crimes
Property Crimes / 100k People
Above The National Average
- There were 7,235 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
- The property crime rate in Lincoln is 2,445.8 per 100,000 people.
- You have a 1 in 40.9 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 38.97% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
- And 50.36% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,626.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crete, NE | 7,463 | 204 | 2,733.5 | 2,532.5 | 201.0 |
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