Lincoln is a neighborhood of 2,550 residents in San Rafael, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Lincoln in San Rafael safe?
Crime in Lincoln is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Lincoln. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime C+. San Rafael as a whole grades B+.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 624 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lincoln as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lincoln scores 624.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Lincoln, San Rafael, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lincoln in San Rafael, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Lincoln
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In San Rafael as a whole, 70% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Lincoln
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lincoln has about 41 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 9% more than the US as a whole and close to San Rafael as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Lincoln is assault, about 32% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in San Rafael
The San Rafael Police Department polices Lincoln; these figures cover San Rafael as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In San Rafael as a whole, 23% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (37%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (70%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (33%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Streets and sidewalks (31%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Lincoln compares with nearby neighborhoods
Lincoln has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Two things set Lincoln apart: it has 2.0 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 1.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and car theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.93% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 96% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.2.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 68% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Lincoln
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Lincoln about $885 a year per household, 27% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $3.7 million a year, or $1,466 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Lincoln means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Lincoln, San Rafael, CA average a SchoolGrade of A-: 41% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Lincoln on SchoolGrade
