Lincoln NE Crime Rate 2003-2018

Interactive chart of the Lincoln, Nebraska violent crime rate and statistics by year from 2003 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Lincoln NE crime rate for 2018 was 362.11 per 100,000 population, a 1.2% increase from 2016.
  • The Lincoln NE crime rate for 2016 was 357.83 per 100,000 population, a 3.44% decline from 2015.
  • The Lincoln NE crime rate for 2015 was 370.59 per 100,000 population, a 9.48% increase from 2014.
  • The Lincoln NE crime rate for 2014 was 338.49 per 100,000 population, a 8.52% decline from 2013.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in NE
City Name Population Rate
Boys Town 631 950.87
Omaha 469,351 559.92
Crete 7,185 501.04
Grand Island 51,768 465.54
Ord 2,097 429.18
North Platte 23,774 408.01
Nebraska City 7,316 396.39
Cozad 3,791 395.67
Valentine 2,791 394.12
Lincoln 288,589 362.11
Scottsbluff 16,029 343.13
McCook 7,518 279.33
Beatrice 12,244 269.52
Minden 2,981 268.37
Ogallala 4,512 265.96
Kearney 34,261 248.10
Sidney 6,602 242.35
Tekamah 1,709 234.06
Fremont 26,465 222.94
Plattsmouth 6,444 217.26
Bellevue 53,683 210.49
Hastings 24,963 204.30
Papillion 19,588 199.10
Schuyler 6,210 193.24
South Sioux City 12,845 186.84
Bayard 1,130 176.99
Kimball 2,342 170.79
Gering 8,291 168.86
Superior 1,848 162.34
Chadron 5,621 160.11
Ralston 7,535 145.99
Mitchell 1,654 120.92
Norfolk 24,458 118.57
Broken Bow 3,546 112.80
Columbus 23,257 111.79
Alliance 8,122 110.81
Central City 2,918 102.81
Lexington 9,996 100.04
Blair 8,103 98.73
La Vista 17,177 93.15
Holdrege 5,432 92.05
Valley 2,334 85.69
Madison 2,352 85.03
York 7,875 76.19
Wahoo 4,464 67.20
Falls City 4,167 48.00
Seward 7,209 41.61
Gothenburg 3,458 28.92
Aurora 4,488 22.28
Neligh 1,501 0.00
Plainview 1,189 0.00
St. Paul 2,347 0.00
Tilden 929 0.00
Emerson 798 0.00
Bennington 1,532 0.00
West Point 3,335 0.00
Ashland 2,586 0.00
Imperial 2,061 0.00
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Lincoln NE US
2018 362.11 284.77 380.56
2016 357.83 296.76 397.52
2015 370.59 272.84 373.74
2014 338.49 276.21 361.55
2013 370.00 264.80 369.13
2012 397.46 258.82 387.75
2011 370.56 253.61 387.06
2010 484.46 278.28 404.50
2009 457.87 289.38 431.88
2008 509.64 312.32 458.61
2007 544.72 311.29 471.77
2006 522.22 293.89 479.34
2005 573.81 287.35 469.04
2004 522.25 308.58 463.16
2003 476.64 293.82 475.84