The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Robbinsdale, MN
Robbinsdale is a city of 14,900 in Hennepin County, about 5 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis · Updated November 2026
Is Robbinsdale, MN safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Robbinsdale is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Robbinsdale sits near the middle: 41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Robbinsdale run from A to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 785 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Robbinsdale as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Robbinsdale scores 785.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Robbinsdale, MN at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Robbinsdale, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Robbinsdale
Reported rape is the exception. Robbinsdale grades A- for violent crime, but reported rape grades C, worse than in the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Robbinsdale, 42% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Robbinsdale
Nearly every part of Robbinsdale where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Robbinsdale run from A to F; 6% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 99%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Robbinsdale, the west side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Robbinsdale?
Reported violent crime in Robbinsdale peaked in 2021 and has fallen 36% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is down 41% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.9 to 3.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 30 to 17 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
RobbinsdaleUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Robbinsdale. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Robbinsdale
Violent, US
Property, Robbinsdale
Property, US
2016
-47%
+4%
-38%
+15%
2017
-34%
+4%
-14%
+12%
2018
-13%
+0%
-46%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+16%
+4%
-19%
-8%
2021
+51%
+6%
-33%
-10%
2022
+32%
+5%
-31%
-6%
2023
-6%
+2%
-36%
-7%
2024
-3%
-4%
-41%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Robbinsdale
CrimeGrade™ estimates Robbinsdale has about 29 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 23% less than the US as a whole and close to Minnesota.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Robbinsdale, about 44% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Robbinsdale, 53% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (53%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (46%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (38%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (56%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Robbinsdale compares with nearby cities
Robbinsdale has less crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities.
Night lighting, shops and walkability in Robbinsdale
Two things set Robbinsdale apart: it has 6.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 3.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 62% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (30 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 81% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 82% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Robbinsdale: C- (30 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 80% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 61% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Robbinsdale
Crime costs Robbinsdale about $805 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 33% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $17 million a year, or $1,167 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$690,000
$46
Rape
$690,000
$47
Robbery
$260,000
$17
Assault
$1.4 million
$96
Burglary
$250,000
$17
Theft
$980,000
$66
Vehicle theft
$550,000
$37
Arson
$28,000
$2
Vandalism
$390,000
$26
Total
$5.3 million
$354
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Robbinsdale means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Robbinsdale is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Robbinsdale, MN average a SchoolGrade of F: 19% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Robbinsdale on SchoolGrade
