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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$5.66 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mounds View, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,115 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mounds View 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 Mounds View, MN Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Mounds View's combined rate is higher than the norm. Mounds View sits in the 25th percentile, ahead of 25% of cities and behind 75%. The grade covers only Mounds View's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mounds View is 34.69 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 35 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Mounds View, MN report the most crime, about 100 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 29 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mounds View, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mounds View for 2025 is $5,664,110, about $438 per resident and $1,115 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mounds View Compared to Other Cities?

Mounds View, MN:	$438
Chisholm, MN:	$981
Oronoco, MN:	$156
Minnesota:	$409
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mounds View is $438 per year, which is $27 less than the national average and $29 more than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mounds View:

In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $543 more than in Mounds View.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $281 less than in Mounds View

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mounds View	Cost per Mounds View Resident
Murder	$904,894	$70
Rape/Sexual Assault	$608,748	$47
Robbery	$176,303	$14
Assault	$488,120	$38
Kidnapping	$83,651	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1.31 million	$101
Burglary	$174,256	$13
Theft	$899,918	$70
Arson	$31,755	$2
Vandalism	$502,302	$39
Animal Cruelty	$5,844	$0
Drug Crimes	$391,563	$30
Identity Theft	$90,711	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$5,664,110	$438

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mounds View, 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 Mounds View totals $9,135,777 ($706 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,799,887 ($1,144 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 do the same, and of Mounds View's 12,941 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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Mounds View 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 Mounds View residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.313
Robbery	0.4331
Rape	0.7758
Murder	0.0372
Total Violent Crime	2.560 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.43
Vehicle Theft	6.517
Burglary	1.485
Arson	0.1016
Total Property Crime	21.53 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1066
Drug Crimes	4.091
Vandalism	5.433
Identity Theft	0.9056
Animal Cruelty	0.0610
Total "Other" Rate	10.60 (C-)

Individual Mounds View Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Spring Lake Park, MN	D	B	D
Fridley, MN	D	C+	D-
Lexington, MN	D	C+	D
New Brighton, MN	D+	B	D
Circle Pines, MN	B-	A-	C+
Arden Hills, MN	D+	B+	D
Shoreview, MN	C	A	C-
Hilltop, MN	F	F	F
Columbia Heights, MN	D-	C-	D-
Blaine, MN	C+	A-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mounds View is higher 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
Hillsborough, CA	C	C-	C-
South Farmingdale, NY	A-	B+	B+
South Boston, VA	C	D+	D+
Shorewood, WI	D+	C+	C+
Kendallville, IN	B-	B-	B-
Kendall Park, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Kemp Mill, MD	B	B-	B-
Joppatowne, MD	C	D+	D+
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY	A+	B+	B+
Hyde Park, NY	A-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Mounds View is as safe as the Minnesota state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mounds View, MN average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mounds View schools on SchoolGrade

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