The two crime figures pull in opposite directions: violent crime sits 8% below the national average while property crime runs 25% above it, so the measured risk here is weighted toward property rather than people. A 4.6% year-over-year decline in violent crime holds that picture steady. Schools split the same way, 4.3/10 across 73 rated schools, with high schools averaging 6.0/10 and elementary schools 3.8/10, which means the grade level your child enters matters more than the city number does. Nebraska's 20 federal flood disaster declarations are state context, not a flood-zone finding for any lot. Every figure on this page is a city-wide average, and the safest and least safe blocks in Lincoln differ dramatically. The address decides which Lincoln you are buying into.
Crime in Lincoln vs. the national average
Lincoln reports 349 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 8% below the U.S. average of 381, and 2,446 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (25% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 4.6% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Lincoln | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 349 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2446 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Lincoln can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Nebraska — the state SafeNest uses for Lincoln's flood context — list 20 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1960 and 2019, most recently "Severe Storms And Flooding". Nebraska has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Lincoln address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Lincoln
Public schools in Lincoln average 4.3/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 73 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.0/10 on average, while elementary schools average 3.8/10. The highest-scoring is Lincoln High School at 7.8/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Lincoln: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Lincoln address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Lincoln
Is Lincoln, NE safe?
Lincoln records 349 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, roughly in line with the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: C, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Lincoln?
Lincoln reports approximately 349 violent crimes and 2446 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Lincoln have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Lincoln, federal records show 20 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Nebraska, most recently in 2019; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Nebraska.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).