Lincoln, NE Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lincoln:

  • There were 9,477 total crimes committed in Lincoln the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,224.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is 38.72% above the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #65 safest out of 68 cities in Nebraska.
  • Lincoln ranks #8,370 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 Nebraska And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 3,224.2 per 100,000 people. That's 38.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 43.73% higher than the Nebraska total crime rate of 2,243.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
Nebraska
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9,477 3,224.2 2,243.2 2,324.2
Murder 11 3.7 3.6 6.3
Robbery 145 49.3 41.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 728 247.7 229.3 268.2
Violent Crime 1,123 382.1 334.1 369.8
Burglary 879 299.0 229.9 269.8
Larceny 6,633 2,256.6 1,418.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 842 286.5 260.5 282.7
Property Crime 8,354 2,842.1 1,909.2 1,954.4

Lincoln Crime Compared To Nebraska Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

1,123
Violent Crimes
382.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,123 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 382.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 261.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 299.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.31% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 14.36% higher than the Nebraska violent crime rate of 334.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

8,354
Property Crimes
2,842.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 8,354 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 2,842.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.2 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 45.42% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.87% higher than the Nebraska property crime rate of 1,909.2 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 7,200 149 2,069.4 1,736.1 333.3
Milford, NE 2,142 9 420.2 326.8 93.4

Lincoln SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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