Lincoln at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Lincoln Police Department

  • 334 Officers
  • 139 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.61 Lincoln
  • 2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
  • 2.2 National average

These figures reflect the Lincoln Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.

Federal grant funding for Lincoln

Data was last updated May 29, 2023


We identified over $883.2K in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Lincoln
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$75,873.00 1/1/2020
12/31/2021
LINCOLN CITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM TO REDUCE DRUG TRAFFICKING AND PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy 95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Sub
$75,873.00 1/1/2019
12/31/2020
LINCOLN CITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM TO REDUCE DRUG TRAFFICKING AND PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy 95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Sub
$73,000.00 10/1/2018
9/30/2022
LINCOLN CITY OF TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$50,000.00 10/1/2018
9/30/2022
LINCOLN CITY OF TO PREVENT CRIME AND IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers


We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency. It is possible that this location has acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs.