12 months to Aug 2026, FBI
Lincoln vs Omaha crime rates
Lincoln’s violent crime rate was 14% higher than Omaha’s over the 12 months to Aug 2026: 391 against 342 per 100,000 residents a year. Omaha’s property crime rate was 43% higher than Lincoln’s over the same period: 2,524 against 1,767 per 100,000 residents a year. Lincoln recorded 3 homicides (1.0 per 100,000 residents) and Omaha 21 (4.3). Over the same period violent crime was down 6% in Lincoln and down 5% in Omaha, each against its own previous 12 months.
Side by side
per 100k, per year| Measure | Lincoln, NEcity, Nebraska | Omaha, NEcity, Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 391 | 342 |
| Property crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 1,767 | 2,524 |
| Homicidescount in the period | 31.0 per 100k | 214.3 per 100k |
| Violent crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −6% | −5% |
| Property crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −15% | −14% |
| Residents | 302,860 | 488,395 |
| Period | 12 months to Aug 2026 | 12 months to Aug 2026 |
| Source | Lincoln Police Departmentas reported to the FBI | Omaha Police Departmentas reported to the FBI |
Violent crime, month by month
Each line has its own scale, so read the direction, not the height; the table above has the rates.
Robbery and theft
| Offense | Lincoln | Omaha |
|---|---|---|
| Robberytaken by force or threat | 10835.7 per 100k | 14128.9 per 100k |
| Burglaryentering a home or business to steal | 485160 per 100k | 890182 per 100k |
| Theft from vehiclesitems or parts taken from a vehicle | 1,169386 per 100k | 2,267464 per 100k |
| Other theftshoplifting, pickpocketing and the rest | 3,0491,007 per 100k | 7,3371,502 per 100k |
Counts over each period.
The FBI cautions against ranking or comparing places on these numbers alone: how dense a place is, its economy, how often residents report crime and how each agency records it all shape them. How to read crime numbers
What this comparison does not measure
read before deciding- These are crimes reported to the police. In the federal victim survey for 2024, about half of violent crime (47.9%, homicide aside) and under a third of property crime (30.5%) was reported, and that share can differ from one city to another.
- City limits are drawn differently: one city may take in suburbs and open land that another leaves to its neighbors, and that alone moves a citywide rate. A citywide figure says little about any one neighborhood.
More on each place
full pagesSource and dates
FBI Crime Data Explorer- Lincoln, NE
- Lincoln Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Aug 2026; 302,860 residents.
- Omaha, NE
- Omaha Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Aug 2026; 488,395 residents.
- How we count
- Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson, the FBI’s definitions for every agency. Methodology