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

Crime per Capita in East Bethel

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

 

East Bethel, MN Map of Crime Rates
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B+

Overall Crime Grade™

A-
B
Other Crime Grade
A-

$2.71 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Bethel, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $600 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Bethel 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 East Bethel, 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 East Bethel's combined rate is lower than the norm. East Bethel sits in the 77th percentile, ahead of 77% of cities and behind 23%. The grade covers only East Bethel's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Bethel is 16.28 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 43 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 109 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of East Bethel, MN report the most crime, about 31 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 14 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Bethel, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Bethel for 2025 is $2,705,598, about $223 per resident and $600 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Bethel Compared to Other Cities?

East Bethel, MN: $223
Chisholm, MN: $981
Oronoco, MN: $156
Minnesota: $409
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Bethel is $223 per year, which is $241 less than the national average and $185 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Bethel:
  • In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $758 more than in East Bethel.
  • In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $67 less than in East Bethel

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East Bethel for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to East Bethel
Cost per East Bethel Resident
Murder
$509,123
$42
Rape/Sexual Assault
$516,875
$43
Robbery
$124,847
$10
Assault
$296,314
$24
Kidnapping
$54,318
$4
Vehicle Theft
$140,719
$12
Burglary
$178,957
$15
Theft
$449,495
$37
Arson
$22,756
$2
Vandalism
$261,352
$22
Animal Cruelty
$2,329
$0
Drug Crimes
$84,676
$7
Identity Theft
$63,839
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$2,705,598
$223

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Bethel, 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 East Bethel totals $5,999,670 ($495 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,705,269 ($719 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 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 East Bethel has 2, do the same, and of East Bethel's 12,109 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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East Bethel 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 East Bethel residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.8521
Robbery
0.3278
Rape
0.7040
Murder
0.0224
Total Violent Crime
1.906 (A-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
7.168
Vehicle Theft
0.7505
Burglary
1.629
Arson
0.0778
Total Property Crime
9.625 (B)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0740
Drug Crimes
0.9454
Vandalism
3.021
Identity Theft
0.6811
Animal Cruelty
0.0260
Total "Other" Rate
4.748 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A+
A
A
A
A
A
A-
A+
A-
A-
C
A
A-
A
B+
A-
B
A-
A
A
A-
A+
A+
A+
A-
A
A-
A-
A
B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Bethel 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
C-
B
B
B-
C+
C+
B-
C+
C+
C+
C+
C+
B+
A-
A-
F
C-
C-
B+
A
A
A-
B+
B+
F
F
F
C-
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, East Bethel 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 East Bethel, MN average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See East Bethel schools on SchoolGrade

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