Lincoln, AR Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 3%

Violent crime 17%

Property crime 7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lincoln_{/100k people}	Arkansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	60	n/a (estimate)	2,408	3,285	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	10.6	6.5
Rape	1	n/a	40.1	73.5	38.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	52.0	73.9
Assault	7	n/a	280.9	535.8	279.7
Violent crime	8	n/a (estimate)	321	672	388
Burglary	11	n/a	441.4	523.1	314.2
Theft	36	n/a	1,444.6	1,828.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	5	n/a	200.6	261.8	246.0
Property crime	52	n/a (estimate)	2,087	2,613	1,958

Key findings

Lincoln crime rates are 3% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Lincoln are 17% lower than the national average
In Lincoln you have a 1 in 42 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lincoln is safer than 48% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lincoln has not changed

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Daily Crime In Lincoln (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lincoln

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lincoln is 1 in 312

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lincoln is 1 in 48

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lincoln is 1 in 42

Year Over Year Crime In Lincoln (per 100,000 people)

Lincoln police department

Item	Lincoln	Arkansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	6	5,164	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.6	2.9	3.3

There are a total of 6 Lincoln police officers. This results in 2.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 11.8% less than the Arkansas average and 20% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Arkansas

State	Total offenders	Arkansas_/100K	National_/100K
Arkansas	8,875	323	266

There are a total of 8,875 sex offenders in Arkansas. This yields a total of 323 sex offenders in Arkansas per 100,000 residents which is 21% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Prairie Grove, AR	4,997	257	799	1,057
Farmington, AR	6,470	258	839	1,097
Watts, OK	320	328	1,311	1,639
Greenland, AR	1,516	639	1,136	1,776
West Fork, AR	2,491	38	1,925	1,963
Westville, OK	1,626	197	2,232	2,429
Johnson, AR	3,573	289	2,547	2,835
Lincoln, AR	2,122	321	2,087	2,408

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Prairie Creek, AR	2,122	149	579	727
Rosepine, LA	2,122	304	1,370	1,674
Campbell, MO	2,122	113	395	508
Van Horn, TX	2,122	252	1,267	1,518
Dublin, PA	2,121	91	385	476
Lincoln, AR	2,122	321	2,087	2,408

Source: The Lincoln, AR crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.