Lincoln, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lincoln, CA 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 548 total crimes committed in Lincoln the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,065.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is -54.18% below the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #46 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Lincoln ranks #3,968 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 California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 1,065.0 per 100,000 people. That's -54.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.74% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 548 1,065.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 7 13.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 57 110.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 94 182.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 65 126.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 334 649.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 55 106.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 454 882.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Lincoln Crime Compared To California Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

94
Violent Crimes
182.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 182.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 547.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.67% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

454
Property Crimes
882.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 454 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 882.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.3 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 -54.86% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.75% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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
Roseville, CA 155,448 3,184 2,048.3 1,884.9 163.4
Citrus Heights, CA 86,896 2,124 2,444.3 2,038.1 406.2
Folsom, CA 83,011 1,326 1,597.4 1,458.8 138.5
Rocklin, CA 74,168 1,032 1,391.4 1,270.1 121.3
Auburn, CA 13,933 272 1,952.2 1,535.9 416.3
Wheatland, CA 3,804 39 1,025.2 1,025.2 0.0

Lincoln SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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