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Crime rate in Lincoln, Nebraska (NE): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rate legend:
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Crime rates in Lincoln by Year

Type

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2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012
Murders
(per 100,000)		3
(1.4)		6
(2.7)		6
(2.6)		5
(2.1)		6
(2.5)		4
(1.7)		5
(2.1)		6
(2.5)		4
(1.6)		4
(1.6)		2
(0.8)		4
(1.5)		3
(1.1)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		95
(42.8)		88
(39.0)		98
(43.0)		94
(40.2)		131
(55.4)		112
(47.1)		100
(41.6)		113
(46.5)		113
(44.9)		126
(49.5)		143
(55.1)		166
(63.7)		182
(68.9)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		147
(66.3)		154
(68.2)		179
(78.5)		153
(65.5)		193
(81.5)		225
(94.7)		162
(67.4)		173
(71.1)		213
(84.7)		197
(77.4)		182
(70.1)		177
(67.9)		197
(74.6)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		956
(431.0)		1,054
(466.7)		992
(435.2)		862
(368.8)		906
(382.8)		1,023
(430.4)		989
(411.2)		1,033
(424.7)		952
(378.5)		838
(329.4)		931
(358.5)		619
(237.5)		668
(252.9)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		1,974
(890.0)		1,970
(872.3)		2,014
(883.6)		1,959
(838.2)		1,899
(802.4)		1,893
(796.3)		1,922
(799.1)		1,904
(782.8)		1,569
(623.7)		1,618
(635.9)		1,464
(563.8)		1,401
(537.4)		1,616
(611.7)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		10,475
(4,722.9)		11,194
(4,956.6)		11,190
(4,909.1)		11,049
(4,727.4)		10,826
(4,574.4)		10,388
(4,370.0)		9,884
(4,109.6)		9,428
(3,876.0)		8,251
(3,280.1)		8,095
(3,181.5)		8,406
(3,237.2)		8,424
(3,231.5)		8,244
(3,120.7)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		511
(230.4)		575
(254.6)		526
(230.8)		479
(204.9)		435
(183.8)		422
(177.5)		431
(179.2)		423
(173.9)		348
(138.3)		294
(115.5)		348
(134.0)		364
(139.6)		311
(117.7)
Arson
(per 100,000)		23
(10.4)		26
(11.5)		26
(11.4)		9
(3.9)		21
(8.9)		20
(8.4)		4
(1.7)		2
(0.8)		N/AN/AN/A25
(9.6)		26
(9.8)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 301.1)421.5439.2436.1402.4412.9408.8382.5380.1333.1319.6324.8306.3314.0
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of Nebraska and other state lists there were 763 registered sex offenders living in Lincoln, Nebraska as of January 27, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Lincoln to the number of sex offenders is 348 to 1.


See how dangerous Lincoln, NE is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Lincoln:

314.0
Crete:

209.7
Milford:

106.7
Ashland:

29.2
Violent crime rate in 2012
Lincoln:

239.9
U.S. Average:

214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011
Lincoln:

224.1
U.S. Average:

214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010
Lincoln:

276.7
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Lincoln:

261.5
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Lincoln:

285.6
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Lincoln:

305.7
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Lincoln:

291.1
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Lincoln:

319.7
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Lincoln:

298.9
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Lincoln:

267.2
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Lincoln:

311.6
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Lincoln:

318.4
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Lincoln:

300.5
U.S. Average:

277.6

Property crime rate in 2012
Lincoln:

302.4
U.S. Average:

266.5

Property crime rate in 2011
Lincoln:

296.2
U.S. Average:

273.5

Property crime rate in 2010
Lincoln:

301.0
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Lincoln:

310.1
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Lincoln:

316.1
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Lincoln:

384.5
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Lincoln:

400.6
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Lincoln:

413.0
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Lincoln:

425.7
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Lincoln:

444.0
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Lincoln:

466.5
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Lincoln:

470.3
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Lincoln:

458.3
U.S. Average:

331.5


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Latest news about crime in Lincoln, NE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

Assaults per 100,000 population

Burglaries per 100,000 population

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Arson per 100,000 population

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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 414 (320 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.21
Nebraska average:

1.95

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 421 (327 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.25
Nebraska average:

1.97

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 410 (325 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.25
Nebraska average:

1.98

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 414 (319 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.25
Nebraska average:

2.01

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 414 (314 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.25
Nebraska average:

1.97

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 403 (308 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.27
Nebraska average:

1.97

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 409 (307 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.25
Nebraska average:

2.00

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 414 (315 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.30
Nebraska average:

2.01

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 421 (318 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.33
Nebraska average:

2.01

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 407 (308 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.30
Nebraska average:

2.00


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