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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	A-

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$1.95 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cold Spring, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $742 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cold Spring 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 Cold Spring, 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 Cold Spring's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Cold Spring sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only Cold Spring's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Cold Spring is 25.20 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 100 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Cold Spring, MN report the most crime, about 41 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cold Spring, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cold Spring for 2025 is $1,950,562, about $293 per resident and $742 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Cold Spring Compared to Other Cities?

Cold Spring, MN:	$293
Chisholm, MN:	$981
Oronoco, MN:	$156
Minnesota:	$409
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cold Spring is $293 per year, which is $171 less than the national average and $116 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cold Spring:

In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $688 more than in Cold Spring.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $137 less than in Cold Spring

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Cold Spring	Cost per Cold Spring Resident
Murder	$387,035	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$276,871	$42
Robbery	$101,096	$15
Assault	$225,092	$34
Kidnapping	$27,286	$4
Vehicle Theft	$53,689	$8
Burglary	$112,288	$17
Theft	$565,092	$85
Arson	$13,805	$2
Vandalism	$113,647	$17
Animal Cruelty	$1,440	$0
Drug Crimes	$61,946	$9
Identity Theft	$11,275	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,950,562	$293

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cold Spring, 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 Cold Spring totals $4,007,076 ($602 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,957,638 ($895 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 central part of the city 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 Cold Spring has 2, do the same, and of Cold Spring's 6,655 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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Cold Spring 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 Cold Spring residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.178
Robbery	0.4829
Rape	0.6862
Murder	0.0309
Total Violent Crime	2.378 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.40
Vehicle Theft	0.5210
Burglary	1.860
Arson	0.0859
Total Property Crime	18.86 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0676
Drug Crimes	1.258
Vandalism	2.390
Identity Theft	0.2189
Animal Cruelty	0.0293
Total "Other" Rate	3.965 (A-)

Individual Cold Spring Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jacobs Prairie, MN	C-	C-	D+
Richmond, MN	B+	A	B
Rockville, MN	A	B+	A-
Collegeville, MN	B	C+	B-
Pleasant Lake, MN	D+	D+	D
Luxemburg, MN	A+	A	A
St. Joseph, MN	C-	B+	D
Watkins, MN	A-	C+	A-
Roscoe, MN	A-	A	B+
Kimball, MN	B-	B	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cold Spring 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
Chepachet, RI	A-	A	A
Clarion, PA	C	C+	C+
Clarinda, IA	D	C-	C-
Citrus, CA	B-	B-	B-
Cicero, IN	A-	A	A
Churubusco, IN	A-	A-	A-
Churchville, NY	A	B+	B+
Christiana, TN	B+	B	B
Chisago City, MN	B+	A	A
Cherokee, NC	F	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Cold Spring 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 Cold Spring, MN average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Cold Spring schools on SchoolGrade

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