The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Big Stone County, MN: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Big Stone County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Big Stone County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Big Stone County, MN Map of Crime Rates
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D+

Overall Crime Grade™

B+
D-
Other Crime Grade
B-

$2.47 million

Cost of Crime™ for Big Stone County, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,059 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Big Stone County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Big Stone County, MN Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Big Stone County's combined rate is higher than the norm. Big Stone County sits in the 25th percentile, ahead of 25% of counties and behind 75%. The grade covers only Big Stone County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Big Stone County is 40.96 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northeast areas to 1 in 53 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Big Stone County, MN report the most crime, about 53 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Big Stone County, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Big Stone County for 2025 is $2,472,905, about $463 per resident and $1,059 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Big Stone County Compared to Other Counties?

Big Stone County, MN: $463
Hennepin County, MN: $582
Sherburne County, MN: $250
Minnesota: $409
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Big Stone County is $463 per year, which is $1 less than the national average and $54 more than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Big Stone County:
  • In Hennepin County, MN, crime costs $582 per person, which is $119 more than in Big Stone County.
  • In Sherburne County, MN, crime costs $250 per person, which is $213 less than in Big Stone County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Big Stone County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Big Stone County
Cost per Big Stone County Resident
Murder
$627,882
$118
Rape/Sexual Assault
$244,447
$46
Robbery
$96,428
$18
Assault
$202,801
$38
Kidnapping
$37,059
$7
Vehicle Theft
$59,500
$11
Burglary
$121,018
$23
Theft
$705,707
$132
Arson
$16,107
$3
Vandalism
$198,519
$37
Animal Cruelty
$2,401
$0
Drug Crimes
$109,418
$20
Identity Theft
$51,618
$10
Total Cost of Crime
$2,472,905
$463

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Big Stone County, MN

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Big Stone County totals $5,433,068 ($1,017 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,905,973 ($1,480 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Big Stone County has 2, do the same, and of Big Stone County's 5,342 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Big Stone County Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.322
Robbery
0.5739
Rape
0.7547
Murder
0.0625
Total Violent Crime
2.713 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
25.51
Vehicle Theft
0.7193
Burglary
2.498
Arson
0.1249
Total Property Crime
28.85 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1144
Drug Crimes
2.769
Vandalism
5.202
Identity Theft
1.248
Animal Cruelty
0.0608
Total "Other" Rate
9.394 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Big Stone County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Big Stone County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
B
A-
D-
C-
F
C
B
C-
D+
D+
D+
C+
B
B-
C-
B-
D+
B
B+
B+
B-
B+
C+
C+
B
C-
C+
C+
B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Big Stone County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
B-
B-
B
B+
B+
D+
D
D
F
C-
C-
B
A
A
B
A
A
A-
A+
A+
D-
B-
B-
F
D
D
B-
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, Big Stone County is less safe than the Minnesota state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Big Stone County, MN average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Big Stone County schools on SchoolGrade

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