Lincoln, IL Crime


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Lincoln, IL is a city with significantly less crime than the US average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in Lincoln is 16.3, which is substantially lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Lincoln is 38.4, while the US average is 35.4. These figures suggest that Lincoln is a safer place to live than most cities in America. It seems that residents of Lincoln can enjoy living without fear of becoming victims of violent or property crimes.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Lincoln violent crime is 16.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Lincoln property crime is 38.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Lincoln, IL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2003497.7039.826.5431.34492.41035.23258.1199.1
2005524079.639.8404.64417.9683.33535.7199
2010475.8077461.84667.3986.63575.7105
2012402.1055.548.5298.12890.67142148.927.7
2013084.142.1224.33028.46732243.3112.2
2014491.8028.135.1428.62894.5414.52367.6112.4
2015291.2028.463.9198.82428.6376.41945.7106.5
2016274057.721.6194.72343.7439.91795.6108.2
2017309.60043.2266.42311.5468.11771.472
2018378.9036.414.6327.91843.5276.91486.480.2
2019323.9051.514.7257.71766.8213.51457.695.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Atlanta, IL596.72,506.01,657112005
Mount Pulaski, IL0.0951.71,534112019
Armington, IL291.51,166.2343132012
McLean, IL125.5878.3802152019
San Jose, IL0.0166.1602162019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Pekin, IL412.11,929.334,080322019
Morton, IL185.1475.016,287322019
East Peoria, IL311.71,821.522,502372019
Chatham, IL46.8702.69,514382019
Washington, IL159.8994.315,488382019

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Over 13 years ago

Lincoln is a great place to live. It is centrally located on two interstates between Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, and Decatur. It has low crime, many  More

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This is a terrible place to raise a family. The culture of the community corrupts everyone and many people have had their lives ruined by moving  More

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