Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lincoln, NE Crime Grade
How Lincoln grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Nebraska — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Nebraska
10/10
vs. Nebraska cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lincoln, NE was 420.3 per 100,000 residents (1,273 incidents over a population of 302,860). That puts Lincoln Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 92% above the Nebraska statewide rate of 219.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lincoln (red), Nebraska (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lincoln vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 431.2(1,267) | 395.3(1,162) | 379.7(1,113) | 360.0(1,065) | 420.3(1,273) |
| Murder | 2.7(8) | 3.7(11) | 2.7(8) | 2.7(8) | 2.0(6) |
| Rape | 105.2(309) | 92.9(273) | 99.3(291) | 73.4(217) | 71.0(215) |
| Robbery | 47.3(139) | 49.7(146) | 53.2(156) | 40.6(120) | 44.6(135) |
| Aggravated assault | 276.0(811) | 249.0(732) | 224.5(658) | 243.4(720) | 302.8(917) |
| Property crime | 2762.3(8,116) | 2882.6(8,473) | 2716.3(7,963) | 2482.7(7,344) | 1907.5(5,777) |
| Burglary | 314.2(923) | 300.7(884) | 255.8(750) | 263.3(779) | 182.9(554) |
| Larceny | 2212.0(6,499) | 2261.0(6,646) | 2109.5(6,184) | 1873.5(5,542) | 1486.8(4,503) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 215.4(633) | 291.9(858) | 326.1(956) | 321.8(952) | 218.9(663) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Lincoln's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Nebraska cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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