The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Brooks, MN: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$91,300

Cost of Crime™ for Brooks, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $808 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Brooks 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 Brooks, MN Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Brooks's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Brooks sits in the 48th percentile, ahead of 48% of cities and behind 52%. The grade covers only Brooks's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Brooks is 24.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 58 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Brooks, MN report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Brooks, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Brooks for 2025 is $91,300, about $337 per resident and $808 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Brooks Compared to Other Cities?

Brooks, MN:	$337
Chisholm, MN:	$981
Oronoco, MN:	$156
Minnesota:	$409
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Brooks is $337 per year, which is $127 less than the national average and $72 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Brooks:

In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $644 more than in Brooks.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $181 less than in Brooks

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Brooks for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Brooks	Cost per Brooks Resident
Murder	$24,259	$90
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,922	$48
Robbery	$4,300	$16
Assault	$8,595	$32
Kidnapping	$1,561	$6
Vehicle Theft	$3,012	$11
Burglary	$3,840	$14
Theft	$17,433	$64
Arson	$652	$2
Vandalism	$4,959	$18
Animal Cruelty	$169	$1
Drug Crimes	$7,124	$26
Identity Theft	$2,475	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$91,300	$337

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Brooks, 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 Brooks totals $227,179 ($838 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $318,479 ($1,175 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Brooks's 271 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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Brooks 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 Brooks residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.104
Robbery	0.5044
Rape	0.7864
Murder	0.0476
Total Violent Crime	2.443 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.42
Vehicle Theft	0.7178
Burglary	1.562
Arson	0.0996
Total Property Crime	14.80 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0950
Drug Crimes	3.554
Vandalism	2.561
Identity Theft	1.180
Animal Cruelty	0.0841
Total "Other" Rate	7.474 (C+)

Individual Brooks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Brooks is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Brooks.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oklee, MN	B-	B	C+
Terrebonne, MN	C+	C-	C+
Plummer, MN	A-	B-	A-
Erskine, MN	D	C-	D-
Trail, MN	B-	C+	B-
Mcintosh, MN	C+	C	C-
Mentor, MN	C	C+	C-
Red Lake Falls, MN	D+	F	C-
Angus, MN	D+	D	D+
St. Hilaire, MN	B+	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Brooks is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. 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
Robeson Extension, PA	C+	A-	A-
Dundee, KS	D+	D+	D+
Durbin, WV	C-	B-	B-
Elmer City, WA	C+	B-	B-
Empeyville, NY	A	A+	A+
Hader, MN	B+	C	C
Healy, KS	D+	D	D
Long Rock, TN	C-	C-	C-
Quaker Street, NY	A+	A-	A-
Retreat, WI	C+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Brooks 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 Brooks, MN average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Brooks schools on SchoolGrade

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