Lincoln, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lincoln, ME 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 114 total crimes committed in Lincoln the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,352.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lincoln.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincoln is 1.22% above the national average.
  • Lincoln ranks #98 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Lincoln ranks #7,234 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 Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincoln is 2,352.5 per 100,000 people. That's 1.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 86.00% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincoln
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 2,352.5 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 20.6 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 82.5 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 103.2 108.6 369.8
Burglary 16 330.2 148.8 269.8
Larceny 89 1,836.6 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 82.5 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 109 2,249.3 1,156.2 1,954.4

Lincoln Crime Compared To Maine Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lincoln

5
Violent Crimes
103.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincoln is 103.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 969.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincoln each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.98% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincoln

109
Property Crimes
2,249.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 109 property crimes in Lincoln in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincoln is 2,249.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.5 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 15.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 94.54% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 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
Bangor, ME 32,078 1,602 4,994.1 4,832.0 162.1
Orono, ME 11,651 47 403.4 360.5 42.9
Brewer, ME 9,634 219 2,273.2 2,242.1 31.1
East Millinocket, ME 6,823 81 1,187.2 1,172.5 14.7
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 4,537 31 683.3 683.3 0.0
Millinocket, ME 4,226 86 2,035.0 1,940.4 94.7
Milo, ME 2,381 41 1,722.0 1,554.0 168.0

Lincoln SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
4
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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