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Is violent crime rising in Lincoln? Not really, data shows

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Homicide 2800 F Street, 5.19 (copy)

Police officers are seen near a duplex in the 2800 block of F Street after a man died amid a fight there May, marking the first suspected killing of 2022.

Homicide 2800 F Street, 5.19

A duplex in the 2800 block of F Street is seen roped off by police tape after a man died in a fight in May.

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After an unusually violent summer in Lincoln — where 10 people were killed between late May and early October after there were zero homicides in the preceding six months — the public's safety has been scrutinized, with residents enveloped in a feeling summarized by the county's top prosecutor.

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According to a WalletHub study of the 182 largest cities in the US, these are the safest and least safe cities in the country. Researchers analyzed data in three categories: home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety. Safest Cities: 1. Columbia, Md. 2. Nashua, NH 3. Laredo, Texas 4. Portland, Maine 5. Warwick, RI. 6. Yonkers, NY 7. Gilbert, Ariz. 8. Burlington, Vt. 9. Raleigh, NC 10. Lewiston, Maine. Least Safe Cities: 1. St. Louis 2. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 3. San Bernardino, Calif. 4. Detroit 5. Baton Rouge, La. 6. Memphis, Tenn. 7. Oklahoma City 8. Oakland, Calif 9. Jackson, Miss. 10. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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