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Crime Rate Comparison

Lincoln’s crime rate is lower than similar size cities

Lincoln’s property and violent crime rates have consistently been lower than the rates of other cities across the United States with populations between 250,000 and 500,000 persons.

• In 2023, Lincoln’s property crime rate was 86% of the rate of comparably sized cities.
  • This value has fluctuated between 76% and 84% of rates in cities of comparable size over the past decade.
• Over the past decade, Lincoln’s violent crime rate averaged 48% of the violent crime rate of other comparably sized cities.

notes

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports.

The FBI experienced lower rates of data submission from agencies in 2020. Lincoln data for 2020 is not reported as participating agencies may not be comparable to previous or subsequent years.

Data on cities across the United States with populations between 250,000 and 500,000 persons is not available for 2021. This year (2021) has been excluded from calculations.