The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Steele Center, MN: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$69,464

Cost of Crime™ for Steele Center, MN

In 2025, crime will cost $735 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Steele Center 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 Steele Center, MN Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Steele Center's combined rate is lower than the norm. Steele Center sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of cities and behind 20%. The grade covers only Steele Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Steele Center is 15.32 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 57 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 84 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Steele Center, MN report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Steele Center, MN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Steele Center for 2025 is $69,464, about $269 per resident and $735 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Steele Center Compared to Other Cities?

Steele Center, MN:	$269
Chisholm, MN:	$981
Oronoco, MN:	$156
Minnesota:	$409
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Steele Center is $269 per year, which is $195 less than the national average and $139 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Steele Center:

In Chisholm, MN, crime costs $981 per person, which is $712 more than in Steele Center.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $156 per person, which is $113 less than in Steele Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Steele Center	Cost per Steele Center Resident
Murder	$23,433	$91
Rape/Sexual Assault	$11,397	$44
Robbery	$4,059	$16
Assault	$4,876	$19
Kidnapping	$1,421	$6
Vehicle Theft	$2,329	$9
Burglary	$4,042	$16
Theft	$7,593	$29
Arson	$551	$2
Vandalism	$6,351	$25
Animal Cruelty	$71	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,603	$10
Identity Theft	$737	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$69,464	$269

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Steele Center, 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 Steele Center totals $213,301 ($827 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $282,765 ($1,096 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 city holds few 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 Steele Center's 258 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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Steele Center 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 Steele Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6581
Robbery	0.5001
Rape	0.7286
Murder	0.0483
Total Violent Crime	1.935 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.683
Vehicle Theft	0.5830
Burglary	1.727
Arson	0.0884
Total Property Crime	8.082 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0908
Drug Crimes	1.364
Vandalism	3.446
Identity Theft	0.3688
Animal Cruelty	0.0374
Total "Other" Rate	5.307 (B+)

Individual Steele Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Steele Center is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Steele Center.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Litomysl, MN	B+	B	B
Hope, MN	A	A	A
Pratt, MN	A-	B+	B+
Owatonna, MN	B	B+	B-
Summit, MN	B+	B+	B-
Havana, MN	A	A	A-
Ellendale, MN	B	B+	B+
Meriden, MN	A-	A-	A-
Vista, MN	B	B+	B
Geneva, MN	B	A-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Steele Center 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
Shelby Gap, KY	B+	B+	B+
Lochiel, IN	D+	D+	D+
Lonepine, MT	C	D	D
Lookout, CA	D	D+	D+
Ludlow, MO	D	D+	D+
Lutesville, MO	C+	C+	C+
Maidstone, VT	B	C+	C+
Sartinsville, MS	A	A+	A+
Sharon, NH	A+	A+	A+
Sheep Ranch, CA	F	F	F

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

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