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

Crime per Capita in Roseau County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Roseau 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.

 

Roseau County, MN Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

B-
C+
Other Crime Grade
B

$6.32 million

Cost of Crime™ for Roseau County, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,029 per household.

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

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Roseau County's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Roseau County sits in the 59th percentile, ahead of 59% of counties and behind 41%. The grade covers only Roseau County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Roseau County is 27.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the central areas to 1 in 64 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Roseau County, MN report the most crime, about 136 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Roseau County, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Roseau County for 2025 is $6,324,394, about $409 per resident and $1,029 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

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

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

The overall cost of crime per resident in Roseau County is $409 per year, which is $56 less than the national average and the same as Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Roseau County:
  • In Hennepin County, MN, crime costs $582 per person, which is $174 more than in Roseau County.
  • In Sherburne County, MN, crime costs $250 per person, which is $159 less than in Roseau County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Roseau County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Roseau County
Cost per Roseau County Resident
Murder
$1.99 million
$129
Rape/Sexual Assault
$698,775
$45
Robbery
$298,766
$19
Assault
$793,963
$51
Kidnapping
$114,301
$7
Vehicle Theft
$131,440
$8
Burglary
$211,215
$14
Theft
$1.09 million
$70
Arson
$39,433
$3
Vandalism
$506,903
$33
Animal Cruelty
$6,473
$0
Drug Crimes
$377,913
$24
Identity Theft
$63,108
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$6,324,394
$409

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Roseau 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 Roseau County totals $16,917,213 ($1,093 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $23,241,606 ($1,501 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 northeast 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 Roseau County has 9, do the same, and of Roseau County's 15,480 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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Roseau 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 Roseau County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.786
Robbery
0.6136
Rape
0.7445
Murder
0.0686
Total Violent Crime
3.213 (B-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.57
Vehicle Theft
0.5483
Burglary
1.504
Arson
0.1055
Total Property Crime
15.73 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1218
Drug Crimes
3.300
Vandalism
4.584
Identity Theft
0.5267
Animal Cruelty
0.0565
Total "Other" Rate
8.589 (B)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Roseau 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
C-
D+
D+
B
B-
B-
D-
D
D
D
D
D
B
B-
B-
A+
B
B
A
A-
A-
F
F
F
B
C-
C-
F
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Roseau 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 Roseau County, MN average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Roseau County schools on SchoolGrade

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