St. Louis County, MN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in St. Louis County in green. The most dangerous areas in St. Louis County 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 St. Louis County, MN Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. St. Louis County is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of counties are safer and 61% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Louis County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in St. Louis County is 0.0581 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Louis County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in St. Louis County may be as high as 1 in 9,956 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,882 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of St. Louis County, MN: about 5 per year. The east part of St. Louis County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How St. Louis County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in St. Louis County to the Minnesota state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, St. Louis County is less safe than the Minnesota state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in St. Louis County, MN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of St. Louis County about $22,190,526 in 2025, or roughly $109 per resident. This is part of St. Louis County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Louis County, including every crime type and how St. Louis County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading St. Louis County's crime maps on the St. Louis County overall crime page.

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Individual St. Louis County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in St. Louis County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Louis County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Carlton County, MN	C-	B	D	A
Douglas County, WI	C-	B	C-	C+
Lake County, MN	C	B+	C-	A
Itasca County, MN	C-	B	D	A
Bayfield County, WI	C+	C+	C	D+
Aitkin County, MN	B	B+	B-	A
Cass County, MN	B-	C+	C+	B+
Hubbard County, MN	B	B+	C+	A+
Beltrami County, MN	D-	C-	F	A-
Wadena County, MN	B	C-	B	A-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

St. Louis County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Prince William County, VA	A-	A	A	C
Yavapai County, AZ	A	B-	B-	B+
Norfolk City, VA	D+	C+	C+	D-
Norfolk County, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
Northampton County, PA	A	A	A	A-
Nueces County, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
Utah County, UT	A-	B	B	A-
Tulare County, CA	B-	C-	C-	B-
Providence County, RI	B+	A-	A-	A+
Outagamie County, WI	B+	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Louis County, MN average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See St. Louis County schools on SchoolGrade

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