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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$333,673

Cost of Crime™ for Darwin, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $611 per household.

More cost data

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

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Darwin's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Darwin sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only Darwin's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Darwin is 19.82 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 89 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Darwin, MN report the most crime, about 5 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Darwin, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Darwin for 2025 is $333,673, about $250 per resident and $611 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

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

Darwin, MN:	$250
Chisholm, MN:	$981
Oronoco, MN:	$156
Minnesota:	$409
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Darwin is $250 per year, which is $214 less than the national average and $159 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Darwin:

In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $731 more than in Darwin.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $94 less than in Darwin

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Darwin	Cost per Darwin Resident
Murder	$63,233	$47
Rape/Sexual Assault	$66,345	$50
Robbery	$26,179	$20
Assault	$15,333	$11
Kidnapping	$7,072	$5
Vehicle Theft	$2,550	$2
Burglary	$23,272	$17
Theft	$65,350	$49
Arson	$3,310	$2
Vandalism	$35,061	$26
Animal Cruelty	$461	$0
Drug Crimes	$16,883	$13
Identity Theft	$8,625	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$333,673	$250

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Darwin, 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 Darwin totals $756,722 ($567 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,090,395 ($817 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 east 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 do the same, and of Darwin's 1,335 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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Darwin 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 Darwin residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3999
Robbery	0.6234
Rape	0.8196
Murder	0.0252
Total Violent Crime	1.868 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.452
Vehicle Theft	0.1233
Burglary	1.922
Arson	0.1027
Total Property Crime	11.60 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0874
Drug Crimes	1.710
Vandalism	3.676
Identity Theft	0.8347
Animal Cruelty	0.0467
Total "Other" Rate	6.355 (B)

Individual Darwin Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dassel, MN	B+	A	B
Jennie, MN	B+	B+	B
Greenleaf, MN	A	A	A
Litchfield, MN	C	B	C-
Strout, MN	B	B-	B
Lamson, MN	A-	B+	B+
Stockholm, MN	B+	A	B
Kingston, MN	B-	C	C+
Knapp, MN	A-	A-	B+
Cedar Mills, MN	A	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Darwin is lower 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
Geary, OK	D-	F	F
Hiram, ME	B+	A+	A+
Hillsboro, KY	D+	C+	C+
Hickory Grove, SC	C+	B	B
Hawthorne, LA	D+	D+	D+
Greens Fork, IN	B-	A-	A-
Granger, OH	A	A	A
Good Thunder, MN	B-	B-	B-
Golden City, MO	D+	D-	D-
Glenoma, WA	B+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Darwin 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 Darwin, MN average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Darwin schools on SchoolGrade

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