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Lincoln Crime Rate Report (Nebraska)

Lincoln crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 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 higher than the national violent crime rate average by 28.7% and the city property crime rate in Lincoln was higher than the national property crime rate average by 23.29%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lincoln was higher than the violent crime rate in Nebraska by 93.03% and the city property crime rate in Lincoln was higher than the property crime rate in Nebraska by 37.26%.

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 Assault918
Arson57
Burglary554
Larceny and Theft4,514
Motor Vehicle Theft663
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape217
Robbery136
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)6,949
Property Crime5,731
Violent Crime1,277
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault824
Arson65
Burglary571
Larceny and Theft5,168
Motor Vehicle Theft947
Murder and Manslaughter8
Rape256
Robbery116
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)7,904
Property Crime6,686
Violent Crime1,205

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, Nebraska 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 25 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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