The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Ulm, MN: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$4.68 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Ulm, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $612 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New Ulm 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 New Ulm, 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 New Ulm's combined rate is about the same as the norm. New Ulm sits in the 54th percentile, ahead of 54% of cities and behind 46%. The grade covers only New Ulm's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Ulm is 22.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 73 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of New Ulm, MN report the most crime, about 125 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Ulm, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Ulm for 2025 is $4,676,143, about $270 per resident and $612 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Ulm Compared to Other Cities?

New Ulm, MN:	$270
Chisholm, MN:	$981
Oronoco, MN:	$156
Minnesota:	$409
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Ulm is $270 per year, which is $194 less than the national average and $139 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Ulm:

In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $711 more than in New Ulm.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $114 less than in New Ulm

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Ulm	Cost per New Ulm Resident
Murder	$693,837	$40
Rape/Sexual Assault	$774,632	$45
Robbery	$187,723	$11
Assault	$487,968	$28
Kidnapping	$105,209	$6
Vehicle Theft	$290,146	$17
Burglary	$216,237	$12
Theft	$959,642	$55
Arson	$37,626	$2
Vandalism	$416,186	$24
Animal Cruelty	$7,568	$0
Drug Crimes	$429,097	$25
Identity Theft	$70,271	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$4,676,143	$270

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Ulm, 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 New Ulm totals $8,546,361 ($493 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,222,504 ($763 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, of which New Ulm has 4, do the same, and of New Ulm's 17,326 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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New Ulm 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 New Ulm residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9807
Robbery	0.3445
Rape	0.7374
Murder	0.0213
Total Violent Crime	2.084 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.69
Vehicle Theft	1.081
Burglary	1.376
Arson	0.0899
Total Property Crime	13.24 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1001
Drug Crimes	3.348
Vandalism	3.362
Identity Theft	0.5240
Animal Cruelty	0.0591
Total "Other" Rate	7.394 (B-)

Individual New Ulm Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Klossner, MN	A	A-	A
Courtland, MN	A+	A	A+
St. George, MN	B-	B-	B-
Essig, MN	B	D+	A-
Searles, MN	B+	B-	B+
Lafayette, MN	C-	B	D+
Hanska, MN	A	B-	A+
Sleepy Eye, MN	C+	C+	C
Nicollet, MN	B-	B	B-
Godahl, MN	B	C+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Ulm 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
Senoia, GA	A+	B	B
Druid Hills, GA	C+	A-	A-
Fairview, CA	C+	C	C
Fairview Heights, IL	D+	C+	C+
Hutchinson, MN	C+	B+	B+
Rutherfordton, NC	D+	C	C
Rye, NY	C+	C	C
Sayville, NY	B	A-	A-
Scott, LA	D-	D-	D-
Scotts Valley, CA	C	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, New Ulm 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 New Ulm, MN average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See New Ulm schools on SchoolGrade

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