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

Crime per Capita in Morrison County

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

 

Morrison County, MN Map of Crime Rates
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A-

Overall Crime Grade™

A
B+
Other Crime Grade
A-

$9.75 million

Cost of Crime™ for Morrison County, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $674 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Morrison County 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 Morrison County, MN Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Morrison County's combined rate is lower than the norm. Morrison County sits in the 82nd percentile, ahead of 82% of counties and behind 18%. The grade covers only Morrison County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Morrison County is 20.54 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 34 in the central areas to 1 in 88 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Morrison County, MN report the most crime, about 323 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 14 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Morrison County, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Morrison County for 2025 is $9,750,146, about $277 per resident and $674 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Morrison County Compared to Other Counties?

Morrison County, MN: $277
Hennepin County, MN: $582
Sherburne County, MN: $250
Minnesota: $409
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Morrison County is $277 per year, which is $187 less than the national average and $131 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Morrison County:
  • In Hennepin County, MN, crime costs $582 per person, which is $305 more than in Morrison County.
  • In Sherburne County, MN, crime costs $250 per person, which is $28 less than in Morrison County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Morrison County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Morrison County
Cost per Morrison County Resident
Murder
$2.23 million
$63
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.55 million
$44
Robbery
$507,104
$14
Assault
$1.04 million
$30
Kidnapping
$222,078
$6
Vehicle Theft
$237,317
$7
Burglary
$488,624
$14
Theft
$1.80 million
$51
Arson
$71,869
$2
Vandalism
$803,628
$23
Animal Cruelty
$13,230
$0
Drug Crimes
$657,033
$19
Identity Theft
$129,353
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$9,750,146
$277

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Morrison County, 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 Morrison County totals $22,768,390 ($648 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $32,518,535 ($925 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 county 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 Morrison County has 9, do the same, and of Morrison County's 35,143 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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Morrison County 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 Morrison County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.030
Robbery
0.4587
Rape
0.7285
Murder
0.0338
Total Violent Crime
2.251 (A)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
9.879
Vehicle Theft
0.4361
Burglary
1.533
Arson
0.0847
Total Property Crime
11.93 (B+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1042
Drug Crimes
2.528
Vandalism
3.201
Identity Theft
0.4756
Animal Cruelty
0.0509
Total "Other" Rate
6.359 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Morrison County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Morrison County.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Morrison County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
D-
D-
C+
C+
C+
A-
C+
C+
D
C
C
C
C-
C-
B+
C
C
D-
F
F
D
A
A
D+
C+
C+
B+
C+
C+

Considering only the crime rate, Morrison County 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 Morrison County, MN average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Morrison County schools on SchoolGrade

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