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Lincoln, NE Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lincoln crime rate is higher than the Nebraska average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #63

Lincoln, NE	1,968.93
Nebraska	1,389.99
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lincoln, NE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lincoln, NE	Count	7	152	205	554	1,305	7,452	325	65
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	2.6	56.0	75.6	204.3	481.2	2,747.7	119.8	24.0	1,625
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.9	33.0	55.4	176.2	422.5	1,864.1	236.8	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lincoln, NE	Count	5	142	212	631	1,423	7,625	306	40
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	1.9	53.1	79.2	235.8	531.8	2,849.8	114.4	14.9	1,684
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.1	33.0	55.7	160.5	476.3	1,908.2	238.9	NA	1,289
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lincoln, NE	Count	3	182	197	668	1,616	8,244	311	26
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	1.1	68.9	74.6	252.9	611.7	3,120.7	117.7	9.8	1,872
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.9	38.3	60.9	157.4	470.8	2,060.7	223.5	NA	1,345
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lincoln, NE	Count	4	166	177	619	1,401	8,424	364	25
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	1.5	63.7	67.9	237.5	537.4	3,231.5	139.6	9.6	1,828
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.6	37.7	54.1	157.7	472.9	2,057.3	222.7	NA	1,344
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lincoln, NE	Count	2	143	182	931	1,464	8,406	348	NA
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	0.8	55.1	70.1	358.5	563.8	3,237.2	134.0	NA	1,909
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.0	36.8	56.1	183.6	455.9	2,019.4	197.9	NA	1,328
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lincoln, NE	Count	4	126	197	838	1,618	8,095	294	NA
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	1.6	49.5	77.4	329.4	635.9	3,181.5	115.5	NA	1,888
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.2	33.1	67.8	178.4	484.3	2,083.5	193.8	NA	1,339
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lincoln, NE	Count	4	113	213	952	1,569	8,251	348	NA
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	1.6	44.9	84.7	378.5	623.7	3,280.1	138.3	NA	1,955
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	32.7	72.8	194.3	492.0	2,151.8	234.8	NA	1,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lincoln, NE	Count	6	113	173	1,033	1,904	9,428	423	2
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	2.5	46.5	71.1	424.7	782.8	3,876.0	173.9	0.8	2,248
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	29.7	62.4	206.5	509.8	2,358.6	293.1	NA	1,497
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lincoln, NE	Count	5	100	162	989	1,922	9,884	431	4
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	2.1	41.6	67.4	411.2	799.1	4,109.6	179.2	1.7	2,268
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.8	31.0	63.8	184.1	534.5	2,521.3	284.9	NA	1,517
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lincoln, NE	Count	4	112	225	1,023	1,893	10,388	422	20
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	1.7	47.1	94.7	430.4	796.3	4,370.0	177.5	8.4	2,413
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.5	32.9	59.1	192.5	532.4	2,574.3	316.5	NA	1,551
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lincoln, NE	128.86
Nebraska	29.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lincoln, NE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lincoln, NE	Count	28	19	0	3	6	0
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	10.3	7.0	0.0	1.1	2.2	0.0	103
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.7	1.7	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lincoln, NE	Count	15	8	2	4	1	0
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	5.6	3.0	0.7	1.5	0.4	0.0	56
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Lincoln, NE	Count	23	14	1	4	4	0
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	8.8	5.4	0.4	1.5	1.5	0.0	88
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	2.4	1.6	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lincoln, NE	Count	40	27	4	4	5	0
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	15.4	10.4	1.5	1.5	1.9	0.0	154
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	4.0	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lincoln, NE	Count	67	43	6	8	8	2
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	26.3	16.9	2.4	3.1	3.1	0.8	263
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	5.1	3.1	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2007	Lincoln, NE	Count	22	15	1	5	1	0
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	9.0	6.2	0.4	2.1	0.4	0.0	90
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lincoln, NE	Count	36	23	2	4	7	0
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	15.0	9.6	0.8	1.7	2.9	0.0	149
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lincoln, NE	1.31
Nebraska	2.35
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lincoln, NE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lincoln, NE	Count	460	320	140
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	169.6	118.0	51.6	1.44
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	275.4	194.8	80.6	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lincoln, NE	Count	456	321	135
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	170.4	120.0	50.5	1.45
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	270.5	192.4	78.0	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lincoln, NE	Count	414	320	94
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	156.7	121.1	35.6	1.39
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	272.8	195.1	77.7	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lincoln, NE	Count	421	327	94
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	161.5	125.4	36.1	1.43
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	272.2	196.7	75.5	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lincoln, NE	Count	410	325	85
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	157.9	125.2	32.7	1.42
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.8	198.3	73.5	2.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lincoln, NE	Count	414	319	95
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	162.7	125.4	37.3	1.44
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	275.1	201.0	74.1	2.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lincoln, NE	Count	414	314	100
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	164.6	124.8	39.8	1.45
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.7	197.2	74.5	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lincoln, NE	Count	403	308	95
	Lincoln, NE	Per 100,000	165.7	126.6	39.1	1.46
	Nebraska	Per 100,000	271.8	197.0	74.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lincoln, NE	Count	409	307	102
2005	Lincoln, NE	Count	414	315	99