The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Brooklyn Park, MN

Brooklyn Park is the sixth-largest city in Minnesota, with 83,900 residents in Hennepin County, about 10 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis · Updated November 2026

Is Brooklyn Park, MN safe?

With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, Brooklyn Park has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Brooklyn Park run from A to F, so check the map below.

B+
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 701 of 1,000
Less safe than most US neighborhoods What this means

31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Brooklyn Park as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Brooklyn Park scores 701.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

B+
Violent crimeSafety score 727 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
B
Property crimeSafety score 655 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works

Crime map of Brooklyn Park

Map of Brooklyn Park shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Brooklyn Park, MN at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Brooklyn Park, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports

What stands out in Brooklyn Park

Aggravated assaults are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Brooklyn Park runs 29% above the US rate, but aggravated assaults run 40% below it: 1.6 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.

The safest and least safe parts of Brooklyn Park

Low crime is the norm across Brooklyn Park: 71% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 5% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Brooklyn Park run from A to F; 24% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 71%C 24%D or F 5%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Brooklyn Park, the northeast side has the least crime and the south side the most.

Is crime going up in Brooklyn Park?

Reported crime in Brooklyn Park has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 24% and property crime down 30%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.7 to 2.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 34 to 24 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 26% and property crime fell 12%.

Violent crime, change since 2019

Property crime, change since 2019

Brooklyn ParkUnited States

Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Brooklyn Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.

Data table
YearViolent, Brooklyn ParkViolent, USProperty, Brooklyn ParkProperty, US
2016+4%+4%-12%+15%
2017-6%+4%-22%+12%
2018+1%+0%-11%+4%
2019+0%+0%+0%+0%
2020+11%+4%-6%-8%
2021+13%+6%-12%-10%
2022+3%+5%-5%-6%
2023+3%+2%-20%-7%
2024-24%-4%-30%-15%

Crime rates and types in Brooklyn Park

CrimeGrade™ estimates Brooklyn Park has about 48 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 29% more than the US as a whole and 59% more than Minnesota.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Brooklyn Park, about 37% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA-30.040.05
RapeB370.440.38
RobberyB+610.730.62
AssaultB1,25415.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryB+2112.52.4
TheftB1,47917.613.1
Vehicle theftB+3093.72.7
ArsonA-100.110.12
VandalismC+6587.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.

Where and when crime happens in Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn Park has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.

In Brooklyn Park, 73% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 44% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (73%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftHomes (44%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsHomes (44%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (53%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
RobberyHomes (28%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (55%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.

How Brooklyn Park compares with nearby cities

Brooklyn Park has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities. Osseo and Champlin have the least crime nearby.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Brooklyn ParkB+701B+B83,900
Brooklyn Center 3 milesB664B+B-32,000
Fridley 4 milesA849AA-30,200
Osseo 5 milesA912A+A4,100
Minneapolis 11 milesF76DF426,500
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Spring Lake Park 5 milesA848AA-7,360
Champlin 5 milesA903AA23,300
Crystal 5 milesA-795A-B+22,300
New Hope 5 milesA-799A-B+21,400
Coon Rapids 5 milesA-822A-A-63,500
Robbinsdale 6 milesA-785A-A-14,900

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Brooklyn Park. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Brooklyn Park has more crime than 78% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Brooklyn ParkB+701B+B83,900
Mechanicsburg, PAA+931A+A+83,300
Mission Viejo, CAA907A+A83,900
Cranston, RIA881AA-83,500
Des Plaines, ILA864AA-83,500
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Folsom, CAA856AA-83,800
Centennial, COA-828AB+84,100
Pasco, WAA-788A-B+84,300
Apopka, FLA-785A-A-84,100
Cordova, TNB-589B-B-83,900
Pine Hills, FLC-344DB-83,700

Night lighting, shops and walkability in Brooklyn Park

Two things set Brooklyn Park apart: it has 6.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 3.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.

Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 57% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Brooklyn Park: C- (26 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 63% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Park on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.

What crime costs Brooklyn Park

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Brooklyn Park about $1,423 a year per household, 18% more than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $106 million a year, or $1,264 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$5.8 million$70
Rape$2.2 million$27
Robbery$1.9 million$23
Assault$12 million$142
Burglary$1.9 million$23
Theft$7.6 million$91
Vehicle theft$4.7 million$57
Arson$230,000$3
Vandalism$4.7 million$56
Total$41 million$489

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Brooklyn Park means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data

Schools in Brooklyn Park

Schools in Brooklyn Park, MN average a SchoolGrade of D: 27% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Brooklyn Park on SchoolGrade