Lakeland, MN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

Which crimes are included?

$187,127

Cost of Crime™ for Lakeland, MN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $244 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lakeland 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 A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lakeland against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Lakeland sits in the 83rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Lakeland's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Lakeland is 1.775 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 499 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 794 in the northwest.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Lakeland, MN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lakeland is projected at $187,127 for 2025, about $102 per resident and $244 per household. That equals 0.2% 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): 50.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.6%

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

Lakeland, MN:	$102
Foley, MN:	$590
Oronoco, MN:	$86
Minnesota:	$193
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $102 per resident each year in Lakeland, which is $156 less than the national average and $91 less than Minnesota's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lakeland:

In Foley, MN, crime costs $590 per person, which is $488 more than in Lakeland.
In Oronoco, MN, crime costs $86 per person, which is $17 less than in Lakeland

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lakeland	Cost per Lakeland Resident
Murder	$53,310	$29
Rape/Sexual Assault	$75,580	$41
Robbery	$18,868	$10
Assault	$39,369	$22
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$187,127	$102

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lakeland, 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 Lakeland totals $737,105 ($403 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $924,232 ($506 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lakeland, 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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Lakeland Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7499
Robbery	0.3281
Rape	0.6819
Murder	0.0155
Total Violent Crime	1.775 (A-)

Individual Lakeland Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lakeland Shores, MN	D	A-	D+
Lake St. Croix Beach, MN	B+	A+	B+
St. Marys Point, MN	B+	A+	B+
North Hudson, WI	B	A	B+
Afton, MN	B+	A	B-
Hudson, WI	B+	A-	B+
Bayport, MN	B	B	A-
Oak Park Heights, MN	C-	B	D+
Lake Elmo, MN	A-	A	B
Stillwater, MN	C+	B+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lakeland 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
Sherman, NY	B	D+	D+
Gibraltar, MI	B+	C-	C-
Gladys, VA	C-	C-	C-
Hardaway, AL	F	F	F
Hollsopple, PA	B+	B	B
Iron City, TN	D	D-	D-
Jefferson, SD	B+	C	C
Kearny, AZ	B	D+	D+
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ	C+	B-	B-
Loysville, PA	A+	A	A

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

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