CrimeMetric

Crime in Minnesota

Major crime across Minnesota is about the U.S. rate per resident: 27% lower for persons crimes and about the same for property crimes. That is the 25th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 1.8% from a year earlier. Of the 184 places below, 33 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
96
about the U.S. rate
1,646 per 100,000
down 1.8% in a year
Persons crimes
73
27% below the U.S. rate
227 per 100,000
down 1.1% in a year
Property crimes
101
about the U.S. rate
1,418 per 100,000
down 1.9% in a year
Social disorder
69
31% below the U.S. rate
1,603 per 100,000
about flat in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Minnesota, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. Roseville376
  2. Minneapolis361
  3. Fridley209
  4. Bloomington197
  5. Brooklyn Center196

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Farmington19
  2. Chanhassen24
  3. Ramsey26
  4. Rosemount30
  5. Chaska35

Among the 44 places in Minnesota of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst Minnesota
Minneapolis3613.8 times
St. Paul1942.0 times
Rochester7621% lower
Bloomington1972.1 times
Duluth1691.8 times
Brooklyn Park11216% higher
Woodbury7324% lower
Lakeville3564% lower
Plymouth5147% lower
Blaine6037% lower
Maple Grove7818% lower
St. Cloud12632% higher
Eagan8710% lower
Burnsville95about the same
Coon Rapids7720% lower
Eden Prairie7423% lower
Edina8610% lower
Apple Valley1026% higher
Minnetonka7225% lower
St. Louis Park1631.7 times
Shakopee6829% lower
Mankato12025% higher
Moorhead12126% higher
Cottage Grove3959% lower
Maplewood1611.7 times
Inver Grove Heights7126% lower
Richfield13642% higher
Roseville3763.9 times
Rosemount3069% lower
Savage4751% lower
Chaska3564% lower
Oakdale8710% lower
Brooklyn Center1962.0 times
Fridley2092.2 times
Ramsey2673% lower
Prior Lake6236% lower
Austin1048% higher
Elk River4652% lower
Winona12329% higher
Shoreview7027% lower
Farmington1980% lower
Owatonna5147% lower
Chanhassen2475% lower
Faribault7225% lower
White Bear Lake6434% lower
Lino Lakes3465% lower
Hastings5048% lower
Champlin5543% lower
Willmar8313% lower
Columbia Heights96about the same

The 50 largest places in Minnesota, largest first.

All 184 places in Minnesota

Every place in Minnesota with a page, A to Z.

Crime by type

Shoplifting and motor vehicle theft stand out most, at about 13% above the U.S. rate

Every block group in Minnesota, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault11036.7
Robbery7029.9
Aggravated assault69158
Murder582.1

Property crimes

Shoplifting113360
Motor vehicle theft113180
Theft from vehicle103273
Burglary97158
Other larceny90447

Social disorder

Vandalism106435
Intimidation87199
Weapons violations8685.2
Disorderly conduct6982.3
Trespassing69162
Simple assault60434
Drugs and alcohol41205

How crime varies across Minnesota

Share of Minnesota residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5058.9%
  • 50–10018.4%
  • 100–20011.9%
  • 200–4006.6%
  • 400+4.1%

99.3% of Minnesota residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

4,706 block groups and 5,870,761 residents. How the estimates are made