Lincoln Crime Map
Nebraska · June 2026 · updated 2026-11-12
| June 2026 | 1,676 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 9,707 incidents through June (data stop 2026-06-30) |
| 2025 (full year) | 21,026 incidents |
| Full archive | 30,975 incidents (2025–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 6,994 |
Source: Lincoln Police Department open data. ⚠ feed frozen since 2026-06-30
About crime in Lincoln
Latest available snapshot. Lincoln has 1,676 incidents for June 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
2025 category breakdown
| Other | 5,657 |
| Assault | 4,223 |
| Theft | 3,311 |
| Fraud | 2,475 |
| Vandalism | 2,431 |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,200 |
| Auto theft | 783 |
| Burglary | 583 |
Across 2025–2026, the current archive contains 30,975 incidents for Lincoln. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Lincoln crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Lincoln police reported 21,026 incidents in 2025. Other was the most common category with 5,657 incidents (26.9%), followed by Assault with 4,223. Violent incidents totaled 4,585, or 21.8% of all reports. The rate was 6,994.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents. For January–June 2026, 9,707 incidents were reported, down 8.3% from 10,589 in the same months of 2025. Data run through June 2026.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps shows police-reported crime locations for Lincoln, Nebraska, using open data from the Lincoln Police Department. The interactive map plots incidents through June 2026 across the city. The page focuses on calendar year 2025.
The headline total is 21,026 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, a complete year with 12 months of data. That equals 6,994.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 300,619 for the city. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 4,585 in 2025, or 21.8% of the total and 1,525.2 per 100,000 residents. The archive covers 2025 through 2026 and totals 30,975 incidents, including 242 undated incidents, while the 2025 headline remains the complete-year figure.
Recent trend
Lincoln has one complete calendar year in the archive, 2025, with 21,026 police-reported incidents across 12 months. No second complete year is available, so no full-year to full-year percentage change can be stated. For a like-for-like read, January–June 2026 recorded 9,707 incidents, compared with 10,589 in January–June 2025, a decline of 8.3%. The 2026 year-to-date count of 9,707 covers only six months with data through June 2026, so it cannot be compared with the 12-month 2025 total. The all-years archive total is 30,975 incidents, which combines both years and is not a yearly rate.
Category breakdown
In 2025, the largest grouping was Other with 5,657 incidents, or 26.9% of the total. The source groups many incident types under Other, including other crime with 2,963 incidents, drugs with 1,575, harassment with 785, weapons offenses with 277 and threats with 57. Assault ranked second with 4,223 incidents, or 20.1%, followed by Theft in third with 3,311 incidents, or 15.7%. Beyond the top three, Fraud accounted for 2,475 incidents, or 11.8%, Vandalism for 2,431, or 11.6%, and Theft from vehicle for 1,200, or 5.7%. These shares are calculated from the 21,026 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, a complete year with 12 months of data.
What this means
In 2025 Lincoln recorded 21,026 incidents, and the mix leans toward a broad Other grouping at 5,657 incidents, or 26.9%, ahead of Assault at 4,223, or 20.1%, and Theft at 3,311, or 15.7%. Fraud at 2,475, or 11.8%, sits just above Vandalism at 2,431, or 11.6%, a close pairing that shapes the middle of the distribution. Theft from vehicle added 1,200 incidents, or 5.7%. The archive also lists 9,707 incidents in 2026, a six-month span that reads differently from the full 2025 year.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Lincoln in 2025?
Lincoln had 21,026 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, which covers 12 months of data. That equals 6,994.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 300,619 for the city. The figure describes reported incidents, not a measure of personal risk.
What was the most commonly reported crime category in Lincoln in 2025?
Other was the largest category in 2025 with 5,657 incidents, or 26.9% of the 21,026 total. Within Other, other crime accounted for 2,963 incidents, drugs for 1,575, harassment for 785, weapons offenses for 277 and threats for 57. Assault was next with 4,223 incidents.
How many assaults were reported in Lincoln in 2025?
Lincoln recorded 4,223 assaults in 2025, or 20.1% of the 21,026 incidents that year. The broader violent total, which combines assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, was 4,585 incidents, or 21.8%. Theft was also reported, with 3,311 incidents in 2025.
Is crime going up or down in Lincoln?
Comparing the same months, January–June 2026 had 9,707 incidents versus 10,589 in January–June 2025, a decrease of 8.3%. The 2026 count covers only 6 months with data so far, while 2025 covers 12 months with 21,026 incidents, so the two annual totals should not be compared directly.
Which Lincoln neighborhoods had the most crime in 2025?
No named-neighborhood ranking is published for Lincoln for 2025, so the citywide count of 21,026 incidents in 2025 is the reference figure. That total includes 4,223 assaults and 3,311 thefts reported across the city during the 12 months of 2025. Without a neighborhood breakdown, incidents cannot be assigned to one area versus another from this summary.
Where does the Lincoln data come from, and how current is it?
The figures come from the Lincoln Police Department and cover reports through June 2026. The latest comparison uses January–June 2026, with 9,707 incidents, against 10,589 in January–June 2025. The full-year headline remains 21,026 incidents for calendar year 2025 with 12 months of data.
Explore Lincoln
By category
- Lincoln Assault (6,235)
- Lincoln Sexual assault (220)
- Lincoln Robbery (179)
- Lincoln Homicide (8)
- Lincoln Burglary (814)
- Lincoln Auto theft (1,106)
- Lincoln Theft from vehicle (1,802)
- Lincoln Theft (4,829)
- Lincoln Bike theft (2)
- Lincoln Vandalism (3,789)
- Lincoln Fraud (3,879)
- Lincoln Other (8,112)
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