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Lincoln Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Lincoln crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 13 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lincoln for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lincoln in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 15.46% and the city property crime rate in Lincoln was higher than the national property crime rate average by 57.9%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lincoln was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 10.35% and the city property crime rate in Lincoln was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 60.76%.

Property and Violent Crime
Lincoln Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Lincoln Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Lincoln Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault25
Arson2
Burglary71
Larceny and Theft229
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape10
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)383
Property Crime315
Violent Crime36
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault11
Arson1
Burglary36
Larceny and Theft85
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape5
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)196
Property Crime128
Violent Crime17

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lincoln Property Crime

Lincoln Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lincoln Crime 2025

Lincoln Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lincoln Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lincoln Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lincoln, Illinois crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Lincoln crime report data for 2026 was projected from 13 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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