The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Minnesota: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$2.4 billion

Cost of Crime™ for Minnesota

In 2025, crime will cost $1,032 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Minnesota 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 Minnesota Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where Minnesota's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Minnesota sits in the 45th percentile, ahead of 45% of states and behind 55%. The grade covers only Minnesota's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The overall crime rate in Minnesota is 32.04 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the northeast cities to 1 in 43 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Minnesota report the most crime, about 64,317 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 4,050 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Minnesota

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Minnesota for 2025 is $2,407,919,032, about $409 per resident and $1,032 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Minnesota Compared to Other States?

Minnesota:	$409
New Mexico:	$835
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Minnesota is $409 per year, which is $56 less than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to Minnesota:

In New Mexico, crime costs $835 per person, which is $426 more than in Minnesota.
In New Jersey, crime costs $240 per person, which is $169 less than in Minnesota

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Minnesota	Cost per Minnesota Resident
Murder	$472.2 million	$80
Rape/Sexual Assault	$264.7 million	$45
Robbery	$103.0 million	$17
Assault	$299.7 million	$51
Kidnapping	$36.0 million	$6
Vehicle Theft	$258.4 million	$44
Burglary	$111.6 million	$19
Theft	$430.2 million	$73
Arson	$15.6 million	$3
Vandalism	$227.3 million	$39
Animal Cruelty	$2.61 million	$0
Drug Crimes	$143.5 million	$24
Identity Theft	$42.8 million	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$2,407,919,032	$409

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Minnesota

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 Minnesota totals $4,531,693,389 ($769 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,939,612,421 ($1,178 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 state 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, of which Minnesota has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Minnesota has 1,151, do the same, and of Minnesota's 5,891,681 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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Minnesota 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 Minnesota residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.771
Robbery	0.5556
Rape	0.7411
Murder	0.0427
Total Violent Crime	3.111 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.10
Vehicle Theft	2.833
Burglary	2.089
Arson	0.1098
Total Property Crime	19.13 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1008
Drug Crimes	3.294
Vandalism	5.401
Identity Theft	0.9391
Animal Cruelty	0.0599
Total "Other" Rate	9.794 (B-)

Individual Minnesota Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wisconsin	B	B-	A-
Iowa	B+	B	B+
South Dakota	C	C	B-
North Dakota	C-	B-	C-
Nebraska	C+	B+	C+
Illinois	B	B+	B+
Michigan	B	D+	B+
Missouri	D	D	D+
Kansas	D+	C-	C
Indiana	A-	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

Minnesota is lower versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Carolina	D-	D	D
Missouri	D	D	D
Montana	C-	D+	D+
Nevada	D	D	D
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D+
Oregon	D-	C+	C+
Puerto Rico	F	F	F
Rhode Island	A	A	A
Alaska	C+	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Minnesota is as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Minnesota average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Minnesota schools on SchoolGrade

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