St. Paul, Minnesota Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 304,051
Key Insights
- →St. Paul has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 617.7 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 1% from the previous year.
- →26 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 8.6 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 8% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.22 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
617.7
-1.0% YoY
Murder Rate
8.6
26 murders
Property Crime Rate
2834.1
8,617 total
vs National Avg
↑ 72%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 1,878
Murder26
Rape200
Robbery362
Aggravated Assault1,290
Property Crime: 8,617
Burglary1,424
Larceny-Theft5,727
Motor Vehicle Theft1,466
Arson166
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 304,051 | 1,878 | 617.7 | 26 | 8,617 | 2834.1 |
| 2023 | 300,368 | 1,874 | 623.9 | 27 | 9,282 | 3090.2 |
| 2022 | 277,533 | 2,127 | 766.4 | 34 | 12,900 | 4648.1 |
| 2021 | 309,957 | 2,417 | 779.8 | 38 | 12,486 | 4028.3 |
| 2020 | 309,859 | 2,320 | 748.7 | 30 | 11,783 | 3802.7 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for St. Paul
Based on violent crime rate of 617.7 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 8% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.