InterLinc: City of Lincoln:Police Department

CRIME RATES FOR CITIES FROM 150,000 TO 250,000 POPULATION, 1996
IN ORDER OF VIOLENT PART I CRIME RATE
			*Violent Crime*		*Property Crime*		*Total Crime*		*Police Officers*
*Rank*	*City*	*Pop.*	#	*Rate / 100,000*	#	*Rate / 100,000*	#	*Rate / 100,000*	#	*Per 1,000 Pop.*
1	San Bernadino, CA	184,303	3,233	1,754	13,737	7,453	16,970	9,208	260	1.41
2	Jersey City, NJ	228,424	3,791	1,660	12,913	5,653	16,704	7,313	839	3.67
3	Richmond, VA	204,881	3,383	1,651	16,388	7,999	19,771	9,650	667	3.26
4	Little Rock, AR	182,799	2,757	1,508	18,259	9,989	21,016	11,497	544	2.98
5	Baton Rouge, LA	229,501	3,398	1,481	23,963	10,441	27,361	11,922	664	2.89
6	Tacoma, WA	189,568	2,785	1,469	17,358	9,157	20,143	10,626	370	1.95
7	Stockton, CA	225,799	3,115	1,380	16,286	7,213	19,401	8,592	369	1.63
8	Riverside, CA	245,081	3,169	1,293	12,324	5,029	15,493	6,322	323	1.32
9	Grand Rapids, MI	192,358	2,443	1,270	12,157	6,320	14,600	7,590	374	1.94
10	Shreveport, LA	199,418	2,490	1,249	21,168	10,615	23,658	11,864	496	2.49
11	Jackson, MS	196,619	2,366	1,203	18,100	9,206	20,466	10,409	396	2.01
12	Dayton, OH	179,680	2,026	1,128	15,815	8,802	17,841	9,929	472	2.63
13	Mobile, AL	207,106	2,185	1,055	17,327	8,366	19,512	9,421	456	2.20
14	Akron, OH	223,303	2,345	1,050	13,662	6,118	16,007	7,168	485	2.17
15	Lubbock, TX	202,403	2,066	1,021	10,882	5,376	12,948	6,397	299	1.48
16	Greensboro, NC	203,186	1,927	948	14,466	7,120	16,393	8,068	457	2.25
17	Norfolk, VA	245,956	2,332	948	16,522	6,717	18,854	7,666	731	2.97
18	Worcester, MA	166,782	1,563	937	8,480	5,084	10,043	6,022	464	2.78
19	Raleigh, NC	245,176	2,109	860	14,971	6,106	17,080	6,966	573	2.34
20	Salt Lake City, UT	180,180	1,501	833	20,782	11,534	22,283	12,367	385	2.14
21	Amarillo, TX	171,770	1,428	831	12,660	7,370	14,088	8,202	244	1.42
22	Huntsville, AL	162,376	1,339	825	12,991	8,001	14,330	8,825	347	2.14
23	Montgomery, AL	197,972	1,589	803	11,613	5,866	13,202	6,669	462	2.33
24	Modesto, CA	178,865	1,267	708	11,573	6,470	12,840	7,179	225	1.26
25	Reno, NV	159,559	1,123	704	9,731	6,099	10,854	6,802	310	1.94
26	Laredo, TX	156,032	1,040	667	10,200	6,537	11,240	7,204	264	1.69
27	Spokane, WA	199,636	1,308	655	14,978	7,503	16,286	8,158	286	1.43
28	Newport News, VA	182,487	1,176	644	8,653	4,742	9,829	5,386	361	1.98
29	Lincoln, NE	206,704	1,215	588	13,134	6,354	14,349	6,942	273	1.32
30	Bakersfield, CA	193,777	1,122	579	11,462	5,915	12,584	6,494	259	1.34
31	Fort Wayne, IN	186,196	1,069	574	12,897	6,927	13,966	7,501	383	2.06
32	Springfield, MO	152,024	795	523	10,710	7,045	11,505	7,568	233	1.53
33	Des Moines, IA	194,654	1,005	516	15,103	7,759	16,108	8,275	334	1.72
34	Columbus, GA	194,345	890	458	11,404	5,868	12,294	6,326	383	1.97
35	Madison, WI	197,572	772	391	8,324	4,213	9,096	4,604	333	1.69
36	Boise, ID	153,258	508	331	8,289	5,409	8,797	5,740	213	1.39

	AVERAGE	194,993	1,906	958	13,869	7,122	15,775	8,080	404	2.05

1997 Annual Report