Browns Valley, MN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$242,403

Cost of Crime™ for Browns Valley, MN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $970 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Browns Valley with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Browns Valley against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Browns Valley sits in the 11th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Browns Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Browns Valley is 6.472 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 141 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 211 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Browns Valley, MN report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Browns Valley, MN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Browns Valley is projected at $242,403 for 2025, about $407 per resident and $970 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Browns Valley Compared to Other Cities?

Browns Valley, MN:	$407
Foley, MN:	$590
Oronoco, MN:	$86
Minnesota:	$193
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $407 per resident each year in Browns Valley, which is $149 more than the national average and $214 more than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Browns Valley:

In Foley, MN, crime costs $590 per person, which is $183 more than in Browns Valley.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $86 per person, which is $322 less than in Browns Valley

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Browns Valley, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Browns Valley	Cost per Browns Valley Resident
Murder	$116,267	$195
Rape/Sexual Assault	$29,260	$49
Robbery	$22,057	$37
Assault	$74,818	$126
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$242,403	$407

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Browns Valley, MN

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Browns Valley totals $941,281 ($1,582 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,183,683 ($1,989 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Browns Valley, MN, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Browns Valley Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Browns Valley residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.378
Robbery	1.179
Rape	0.8111
Murder	0.1040
Total Violent Crime	6.472 (D-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Beardsley, MN	C	B-	D+
Bonanza Grove, MN	D	C+	D
Peever, SD	D	D-	D
Sisseton, SD	D-	D-	D-
Barry, MN	D+	C+	D
Wilmot, SD	D	B-	D
Madsen Beach, SD	D	B	D
Foster, MN	C	B-	D+
Hartford Beach, SD	A-	B+	A
Rosholt, SD	D	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Browns Valley is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Miltonvale, KS	C-	C-	C-
Northwye, MO	F	C-	C-
Nobleton, FL	A+	A-	A-
Noblestown, PA	A+	A+	A+
Mystic, GA	C	C	C
Mulhall, OK	C	C-	C-
Mouth Of Wilson, VA	D-	C+	C+
Moon, WI	A	B	B
Mine Run, VA	A	A+	A+
Old Allison, OK	B+	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Browns Valley is less safe than the Minnesota state average and less safe than the national average.

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