Lincoln, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lincoln, AL Summary

Crime in Lincoln research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lincoln over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lincoln:

  • There were 198 total crimes committed in Lincoln the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,728.8 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is 17.41% above the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #175 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Lincoln ranks #7,791 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lincoln Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 2,728.8 per 100,000 people. That's 17.41% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.35% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 198 2,728.8 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 2 27.6 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 399.7 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 34 468.6 453.6 369.8
Burglary 26 358.3 399.5 269.8
Larceny 104 1,433.3 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 468.6 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 164 2,260.2 2,136.8 1,954.4

Lincoln Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

34
Violent Crimes
468.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 468.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 213.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.31% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

164
Property Crimes
2,260.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 164 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 2,260.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.65% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.78% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lincoln

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Birmingham, AL 195,050 11,419 5,854.4 4,172.8 1,681.6
Gadsden, AL 33,521 1,491 4,448.0 3,884.1 563.8
Oxford, AL 22,318 702 3,145.4 2,912.4 233.0
Anniston, AL 21,007 1,329 6,326.5 5,483.9 842.6
Talladega, AL 15,448 477 3,087.8 2,440.4 647.3
Moody, AL 13,862 163 1,175.9 1,010.0 165.9
Irondale, AL 13,528 382 2,823.8 2,542.9 280.9
Jacksonville, AL 13,025 380 2,917.5 1,996.2 921.3
Sylacauga, AL 12,205 474 3,883.7 3,277.3 606.3
Riverside, AL 2,265 31 1,368.7 1,192.1 176.6

Lincoln SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8
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