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Lincoln Police Department annual report reveals increase in violent crime; overall crime down for 3rd straight year
- In 2025, Lincoln saw violent crime rise roughly 32% year over year, even as overall crime declined for the third straight year.
- Total Part 1 offenses fell about 15% in 2025, driven by declines in auto thefts and burglaries.
- Homicides fell to six in 2025, down from eight in 2024, according to the department's annual review.
- Aggravated assaults and rapes each rose by about 27% in 2025, contributing to the violence uptick.
- The city’s mental health outreach expanded, with 4,210 mental health calls in 2025 and the Co-Responder Program in use.
- The department added to the traffic unit in 2025 and enforced a vehicle nuisance ordinance starting in April 2025.
- The city highlighted a steady stream of federal and state grants, with some cuts noted but funding still pursued for victim services.
- Operation Tipping Point remains a focus, targeting at-risk youth for potential gang involvement.
- CPR-related funding debates surfaced as Office of Violence Prevention dollars were protected after testimony from LPD staff.
- Police noted 2025 saw a rise in cryptocurrency scams, with Lincolnites losing more than $11 million from 2021 to 2025.
- The department reported 366 Co-Responder calls in 2025 as part of its mental health outreach.
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