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
9/10
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.
That ranks Lincoln #3,096 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 18% of them, and #15 of 16 in Nebraska. Violent crime is up 17% year over year and down 3% over the last five years.
Lincoln, NE crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Nebraska Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 420.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,096 of 3,771
- NE rank
- #15 of 16
- Safer than
- 18% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 17%
- 5-year change
- down 3%
- Population
- 302,860
- Reporting agency
- Lincoln Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lincoln Police Department (FBI ORI NB0550100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Lincoln, NE
History
Named for Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States from 1861-1865. Founded in 1856 and incorporated in 1869. Became the state capital in 1867.
Location
Capital of State of Nebraska, located in central Lancaster County in the southeastern portion of Nebraska.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
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
- What is the source of the Lincoln, NE Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Lincoln Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Lincoln calculated?
- Lincoln's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Nebraska state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Nebraska cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Lincoln Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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