Cottage Grove, MN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cottage Grove in green. The most dangerous areas in Cottage Grove are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Cottage Grove, MN Safe?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Cottage Grove is in the 82nd percentile for safety, meaning 18% of cities are safer and 82% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cottage Grove's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Cottage Grove is 0.0296 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cottage Grove generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cottage Grove may be as high as 1 in 23,471 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 51,590 in the southwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Cottage Grove, MN: about 0 per year. The south part of Cottage Grove has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Cottage Grove, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the west part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Cottage Grove residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Cottage Grove has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Cottage Grove has 3, have the same problem. Of Cottage Grove’s 40,439 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Cottage Grove Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Cottage Grove residents in a standard year.

Individual Cottage Grove Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Cottage Grove is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cottage Grove.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
St. Paul Park, MN	C+	A-	C	A+
Newport, MN	D	B-	D-	A+
Woodbury, MN	B-	A-	C+	A
Inver Grove Heights, MN	C+	B	C+	B+
Nininger, MN	C	C	C-	A+
South St. Paul, MN	C	C+	C	A+
Afton, MN	B+	A	B-	A
Sunfish Lake, MN	D-	C-	F	A+
Landfall, MN	D+	C-	C-	A+
Hastings, MN	B-	B	B	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cottage Grove is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Lorenzo, PR	F	F	F	D-
Franklin, WI	B-	B+	B+	A
Gahanna, OH	D	A	A	C+
Grass Valley, CA	C	D	D	A+
Holiday, FL	B+	B	B	A
Hudsonville, MI	A+	A-	A-	A+
Hyde Park, MA	B-	D+	D+	B+
Irmo, SC	D	C	C	D-
Kendall West, FL	A	A	A	D+
Lewiston, ME	C-	A-	A-	B

Considering only the murder rate, Cottage Grove is safer than the Minnesota state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cottage Grove, MN average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Cottage Grove schools on SchoolGrade

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