Arnold Heights, Lincoln, NE Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Arnold Heights is a neighborhood of 3,010 residents in Lincoln, about 5 miles northwest of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Arnold Heights?

Violent crime in Arnold Heights runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: an A-, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 66% of Americans live. Assaults make up 98% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Lincoln as a whole grades A- for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 771 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Arnold Heights as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Arnold Heights scores 771.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 757 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
B+
Property crimeSafety score 731 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Arnold Heights

Map of Arnold Heights shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Arnold Heights, Lincoln, NE at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Arnold Heights in Lincoln, 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


Violent crime rates and types in Arnold Heights

CrimeGrade™ estimates Arnold Heights has about 16 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% more than the US as a whole and close to Lincoln as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Arnold Heights, about 98% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeBunder 10.300.38
RobberyA+under 10.050.62
AssaultC+4615.312.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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 violent crime happens in Lincoln

The Lincoln Police Department polices Arnold Heights; these figures cover Lincoln as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Lincoln as a whole, 56% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at homes: 30% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyHomes (30%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (56%)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.


Violent crime in Arnold Heights and nearby neighborhoods

Arnold Heights has less violent crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Highlands and West A have less.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Arnold HeightsA-771B+3,010
Highlands 3 milesA866A-7,940
West Lincoln 4 milesB633B-3,520
Tri-Court 4 milesC+526C+3,000
West A 4 milesA-777B+11,900
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Belmont 5 milesB-541C+7,060
South Salt Creek 5 milesC+515C+4,120
Downtown Lincoln 6 milesB628C+6,280
Clinton 6 milesC445C-7,220
Everett 6 milesD+244D4,410
Malone 6 milesC+488C-3,730

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Arnold Heights. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Arnold Heights has more violent crime than 53% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Arnold HeightsA-771B+3,010
Mercer Heights, Mercer Island, WAA+957A2,990
Three Chopt, Richmond, VAA+928A3,000
Bayview Heights, Proctor, MNA919A3,010
Raintree, Kissimmee, FLA866A3,020
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Downtown Lynn Haven, Lynn Haven, FLA-825A3,000
Glennon Heights, Lakewood, COB+748B-2,990
Keewaydin, Minneapolis, MNB+738C+3,030
Echo Highlands, Birmingham, ALF0D3,030
Gorgas, Mobile, ALF0F3,000
Bellemeade, Richmond, VAF0F3,030

Jobs, walkability and density in Arnold Heights

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Arnold Heights apart: it has 1 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of F (4 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less robbery.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.1 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 99% 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 assault. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (4 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.6% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Arnold Heights: D+ (25 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 86% 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 violent crime costs Arnold Heights

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Arnold Heights about $1.8 million a year, or $602 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $560,000, or $186 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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