Hennepin County, MN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$344.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hennepin County, MN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $639 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hennepin County 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Hennepin County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Hennepin County sits in the 39th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 39% of counties and behind 61%. The grade covers only Hennepin County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Hennepin County is 4.231 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 105 in the east areas to 1 in 493 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Hennepin County, MN report the most violent crime, about 2,392 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 246 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hennepin County, MN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Hennepin County is projected at $344,865,189 for 2025, about $261 per resident and $639 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 43.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

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

Hennepin County, MN:	$261
Ramsey County, MN:	$269
Washington County, MN:	$120
Minnesota:	$193
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $261 per resident each year in Hennepin County, which is $3 more than the national average and $68 more than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Hennepin County:

In Ramsey County, MN, crime costs $269 per person, which is $7 more than in Hennepin County.
In Washington County, MN, crime costs $120 per person, which is $141 less than in Hennepin County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Hennepin County	Cost per Hennepin County Resident
Murder	$152.0 million	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$61.2 million	$46
Robbery	$29.2 million	$22
Assault	$102.4 million	$78
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$344,865,189	$261

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Hennepin County, 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 Hennepin County totals $1,342,388,028 ($1,017 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,687,253,217 ($1,278 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Hennepin County, 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 east part of the county 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. Major airports, of which Hennepin County has 1, are the extreme case. 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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Hennepin County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.702
Robbery	0.7030
Rape	0.7645
Murder	0.0613
Total Violent Crime	4.231 (C)

Individual Hennepin County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ramsey County, MN	D+	C-	D
Anoka County, MN	B	A	B-
Dakota County, MN	B	A	B-
Carver County, MN	A	A+	A-
Scott County, MN	A	A+	A-
Washington County, MN	A-	A+	B
Wright County, MN	A	A	A
Sherburne County, MN	A	A	A
St. Croix County, WI	A	B	A+
Chisago County, MN	A+	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Hennepin County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Clark County, NV	D+	C-	C-
San Bernardino County, CA	C	C-	C-
King County, WA	F	C-	C-
Kane County, IL	A	A	A
Hillsborough County, FL	A+	A-	A-
Hillsborough County, NH	A-	A+	A+
Horry County, SC	D+	C	C
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	A-
Jefferson County, AL	D+	D+	D+
Jefferson County, KY	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Hennepin County is less safe than the Minnesota state average and as safe as the national average.

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