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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$2.10 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mountain Iron, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,371 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mountain Iron 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 Mountain Iron, 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 Mountain Iron's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Mountain Iron sits in the 9th percentile, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only Mountain Iron's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mountain Iron is 51.23 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 25 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Mountain Iron, MN report the most crime, about 55 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mountain Iron, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mountain Iron for 2025 is $2,095,955, about $612 per resident and $1,371 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mountain Iron Compared to Other Cities?

Mountain Iron, MN:	$612
Chisholm, MN:	$981
Oronoco, MN:	$156
Minnesota:	$409
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mountain Iron is $612 per year, which is $148 more than the national average and $203 more than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mountain Iron:

In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $369 more than in Mountain Iron.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $455 less than in Mountain Iron

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mountain Iron	Cost per Mountain Iron Resident
Murder	$381,178	$111
Rape/Sexual Assault	$175,496	$51
Robbery	$139,787	$41
Assault	$289,060	$84
Kidnapping	$30,767	$9
Vehicle Theft	$142,920	$42
Burglary	$145,521	$42
Theft	$435,840	$127
Arson	$11,800	$3
Vandalism	$242,586	$71
Animal Cruelty	$2,369	$1
Drug Crimes	$79,502	$23
Identity Theft	$19,127	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$2,095,955	$612

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mountain Iron, 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 Mountain Iron totals $3,521,827 ($1,028 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,617,782 ($1,640 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, of which Mountain Iron has 1, do the same, and of Mountain Iron's 3,426 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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Mountain Iron 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 Mountain Iron residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.938
Robbery	1.297
Rape	0.8448
Murder	0.0592
Total Violent Crime	5.139 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	24.56
Vehicle Theft	2.694
Burglary	4.683
Arson	0.1426
Total Property Crime	32.08 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1481
Drug Crimes	3.137
Vandalism	9.911
Identity Theft	0.7213
Animal Cruelty	0.0935
Total "Other" Rate	14.01 (D)

Individual Mountain Iron Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Parkville, MN	F	F	F
Leonidas, MN	D-	C+	D-
Virginia, MN	F	F	F
Eveleth, MN	D-	C-	F
Iron Junction, MN	C-	B-	D+
Genoa, MN	D-	D+	D-
Iron, MN	D+	C-	D
Kinney, MN	D-	D	F
Buhl, MN	D	C-	D
McKinley, MN	D-	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mountain Iron 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
Kittitas, WA	B	B-	B-
Randolph, WI	B-	D+	D+
Lowellville, OH	C+	B-	B-
Taftville, CT	C	A	A
Centre Hall, PA	A+	A	A
Helena, GA	D-	D-	D-
Whitefield, NH	B	A	A
Oswichee, AL	C	C	C
Bear Creek, NC	C	C	C
David City, NE	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Mountain Iron is less safe than 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 Mountain Iron, MN average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Mountain Iron schools on SchoolGrade

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