Lake Crystal, MN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$448,390

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Crystal, MN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $304 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Crystal 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 B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lake Crystal against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Lake Crystal sits in the 73rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 73% of cities and behind 27%. The grade covers only Lake Crystal's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Lake Crystal is 2.123 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 406 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 602 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Lake Crystal, MN report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Crystal, MN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lake Crystal is projected at $448,390 for 2025, about $129 per resident and $304 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 49.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lake Crystal Compared to Other Cities?

Lake Crystal, MN:	$129
Foley, MN:	$590
Oronoco, MN:	$86
Minnesota:	$193
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $129 per resident each year in Lake Crystal, which is $130 less than the national average and $65 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Crystal:

In Foley, MN, crime costs $590 per person, which is $461 more than in Lake Crystal.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $86 per person, which is $43 less than in Lake Crystal

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lake Crystal	Cost per Lake Crystal Resident
Murder	$148,766	$43
Rape/Sexual Assault	$161,089	$46
Robbery	$54,543	$16
Assault	$83,993	$24
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$448,390	$129

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lake Crystal, 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 Lake Crystal totals $1,812,119 ($520 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,260,510 ($649 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lake Crystal, 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 south 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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Lake Crystal Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8397
Robbery	0.4978
Rape	0.7628
Murder	0.0227
Total Violent Crime	2.123 (B+)

Individual Lake Crystal Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Lake Crystal is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Crystal.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Garden City, MN	B-	B	B
Judson, MN	B+	A-	B+
Rapidan, MN	B-	A-	C
Skyline, MN	B+	B+	B
Madelia, MN	C-	C	D+
Good Thunder, MN	B-	B-	B-
North Mankato, MN	C+	B	C+
Vernon Center, MN	B+	B-	B+
Nicollet, MN	B-	B	B-
Courtland, MN	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Crystal is lower 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
South Vienna, OH	A	A-	A-
Graysville, TN	C-	D	D
Haskell, TX	F	D-	D-
Hawthorne, NV	D-	F	F
Helena Valley Northeast, MT	B	D+	D+
Juneau, WI	B+	A	A
Laton, CA	C	D	D
Robert, LA	B-	C	C
Sabetha, KS	D+	D-	D-
Andrews, NC	D+	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Lake Crystal is safer than the Minnesota state average and safer than the national average.

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