What is the safest city in Minnesota?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Corcoran is the safest city in Minnesota with a violent crime rate of 12.1 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Minnesota?

Minneapolis has the highest violent crime rate in Minnesota at 1160.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Minnesota report crime data?

296 cities in Minnesota reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Minnesota (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Minnesota has 296 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100K.

296

Cities Tracked

12.1

Safest City Rate

97.8

Median City Rate

1160.2

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Minnesota

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Corcoran	8,276	12.1	0.0	507.5	A
2	Medina	7,104	14.1	0.0	647.5	A
3	Dayton	11,273	17.7	0.0	416.9	A
4	South Lake Minnetonka	11,961	33.4	0.0	334.4	A
5	Lino Lakes	22,685	35.3	4.4	661.2	B+
6	Cottage Grove	43,131	39.4	0.0	681.6	B+
7	Lonsdale	5,016	39.9	0.0	299.0	B+
8	Minnetrista	11,072	45.2	0.0	343.2	B+
9	New Prague	8,267	48.4	0.0	629.0	B+
10	Plymouth	76,577	50.9	0.0	1023.8	B+
11	Orono	18,943	52.8	0.0	490.9	B+
12	Buffalo	16,627	54.1	0.0	421.0	B+
13	Princeton	5,418	55.4	0.0	2399.4	B+
14	Rosemount	28,220	56.7	0.0	499.6	B+
15	Wyoming	8,143	61.4	0.0	564.9	B+
16	Ramsey	28,813	62.5	6.9	517.1	B+
17	Hibbing	15,915	62.8	0.0	666.0	B+
18	Cambridge	10,802	64.8	0.0	1694.1	B+
19	Sartell	19,845	65.5	0.0	1244.6	B+
20	Centennial Lakes	12,219	65.5	0.0	728.4	B+
21	Golden Valley	20,806	67.3	0.0	985.3	B
22	New Ulm	13,858	72.2	0.0	1017.5	B
23	St. Peter	12,362	72.8	8.1	558.2	B
24	Edina	53,347	73.1	0.0	1490.2	B
25	Eden Prairie	61,511	73.2	1.6	1279.4	B

Most Dangerous Cities in Minnesota

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Minneapolis	423,282	1160.2	17.9	F
2	Bemidji	15,853	813.7	0.0	F
3	International Falls	5,542	703.7	0.0	F
4	Brooklyn Center	31,058	679.4	0.0	F
5	St. Paul	304,051	617.7	8.6	F
6	Maplewood	39,638	454.1	5.0	F
7	Willmar	21,437	438.5	0.0	F
8	Brainerd	14,615	431.1	0.0	F
9	Crookston	7,205	416.4	0.0	F
10	Virginia	8,253	412.0	0.0	F
11	St. Cloud	71,492	408.4	0.0	F
12	Roseville	35,507	399.9	0.0	F
13	Robbinsdale	13,771	384.9	7.3	F
14	Moorhead	45,424	365.4	8.8	D
15	South St. Paul	20,648	348.7	0.0	D

All 296 Cities in Minnesota

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 296 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Montevideo	5,180	0.0	A
2	Elko New Market	5,126	0.0	A
3	Goodview	4,077	0.0	A
4	Perham	3,718	0.0	A
5	Deephaven	3,691	0.0	A
6	Two Harbors	3,498	0.0	A
7	Chatfield	2,991	0.0	A
8	Breezy Point	2,814	0.0	A
9	Caledonia	2,775	0.0	A
10	Pequot Lakes	2,486	0.0	A
11	Crosby	2,354	0.0	A
12	Arlington	2,326	0.0	A
13	Rice	2,250	0.0	A
14	Howard Lake	2,220	0.0	A
15	Nisswa	2,175	0.0	A
16	Slayton	1,965	0.0	A
17	Lester Prairie	1,902	0.0	A
18	Kenyon	1,874	0.0	A
19	Rushford	1,861	0.0	A
20	Warroad	1,825	0.0	A
21	Braham	1,792	0.0	A
22	Dundas	1,774	0.0	A
23	Osakis	1,747	0.0	A
24	Avon	1,713	0.0	A
25	Ada	1,690	0.0	A
26	Canby	1,681	0.0	A
27	Lewiston	1,501	0.0	A
28	Starbuck	1,420	0.0	A
29	Winnebago	1,381	0.0	A
30	Glyndon	1,376	0.0	A
31	Menahga	1,347	0.0	A
32	Winthrop	1,328	0.0	A
33	Preston	1,326	0.0	A
34	Frazee	1,301	0.0	A
35	Fairfax	1,202	0.0	A
36	Adrian	1,177	0.0	A
37	Lake Shore	1,139	0.0	A
38	Tyler	1,093	0.0	A
39	Atwater	1,073	0.0	A
40	Eden Valley	1,072	0.0	A
41	Parkers Prairie	1,031	0.0	A
42	Walker	984	0.0	A
43	Henderson	982	0.0	A
44	Houston	978	0.0	A
45	Battle Lake	929	0.0	A
46	Morgan	874	0.0	A
47	Emily	872	0.0	A
48	Hallock	863	0.0	A
49	Henning	860	0.0	A
50	Lamberton	779	0.0	A
51	Cleveland	773	0.0	A
52	Sebeka	740	0.0	A
53	Walnut Grove	732	0.0	A
54	Westbrook	727	0.0	A
55	Brownton	708	0.0	A
56	Minnesota Lake	657	0.0	A
57	Buffalo Lake	630	0.0	A
58	Heron Lake	587	0.0	A
59	Audubon	561	0.0	A
60	Hokah	544	0.0	A
61	Elmore	542	0.0	A
62	Pillager	524	0.0	A
63	Floodwood	517	0.0	A
64	Verndale	509	0.0	A
65	Clearbrook	466	0.0	A
66	Akeley	432	0.0	A
67	McGregor	379	0.0	A
68	Comfrey	377	0.0	A
69	Cuyuna	331	0.0	A
70	Callaway	183	0.0	A
71	Corcoran	8,276	12.1	A
72	Medina	7,104	14.1	A
73	Dayton	11,273	17.7	A
74	Bayport	3,712	26.9	A
75	Montgomery	3,595	27.8	A
76	South Lake Minnetonka	11,961	33.4	A
77	Lino Lakes	22,685	35.3	B+
78	Cottage Grove	43,131	39.4	B+
79	Lonsdale	5,016	39.9	B+
80	Osseo	2,472	40.5	B+
81	Crosslake	2,442	41.0	B+
82	Madelia	2,367	42.2	B+
83	Olivia	2,270	44.1	B+
84	Minnetrista	11,072	45.2	B+
85	Aitkin	2,149	46.5	B+
86	Tracy	2,069	48.3	B+
87	New Prague	8,267	48.4	B+
88	Zumbrota	4,101	48.8	B+
89	St. Charles	4,042	49.5	B+
90	Springfield	1,980	50.5	B+
91	Plymouth	76,577	50.9	B+
92	Orono	18,943	52.8	B+
93	Buffalo	16,627	54.1	B+
94	East Range	3,634	55.0	B+
95	Princeton	5,418	55.4	B+
96	Plainview	3,541	56.5	B+
97	Rosemount	28,220	56.7	B+
98	Lakefield	1,712	58.4	B+
99	Wyoming	8,143	61.4	B+
100	Ramsey	28,813	62.5	B+
101	Hibbing	15,915	62.8	B+
102	Cambridge	10,802	64.8	B+
103	Sauk Centre	4,626	64.9	B+
104	Sartell	19,845	65.5	B+
105	Centennial Lakes	12,219	65.5	B+
106	Moose Lake	2,987	67.0	B+
107	Golden Valley	20,806	67.3	B
108	Le Sueur	4,226	71.0	B
109	New Ulm	13,858	72.2	B
110	Barnesville	2,767	72.3	B
111	Belgrade/Brooten	1,380	72.5	B
112	St. Peter	12,362	72.8	B
113	Edina	53,347	73.1	B
114	Eden Prairie	61,511	73.2	B
115	New York Mills	1,356	73.7	B
116	Lake City	5,336	75.0	B
117	La Crescent	5,279	75.8	B
118	Madison Lake	1,318	75.9	B
119	Lakeville	78,436	76.5	B
120	Wabasha	2,604	76.8	B
121	Pelican Rapids	2,599	77.0	B
122	Becker	5,132	77.9	B
123	Savage	33,140	78.5	B
124	Hermantown	10,196	78.5	B
125	Farmington	23,995	79.2	B
126	Goodhue	1,261	79.3	B
127	Isanti	7,540	79.6	B
128	Stillwater	19,185	83.4	B
129	Chaska	29,431	84.9	B
130	White Bear Lake	23,106	86.6	B
131	Annandale	3,451	86.9	B
132	Hawley	2,299	87.0	B
133	Sauk Rapids	13,736	87.4	B
134	Grand Rapids	11,333	88.2	B
135	Jordan	6,781	88.5	B
136	Glencoe	5,652	88.5	B
137	Blaine	74,913	89.4	B
138	Elk River	27,826	89.8	B
139	Thief River Falls	8,816	90.7	B
140	New Brighton	22,022	90.8	B
141	Eagle Lake	3,275	91.6	B
142	Truman	1,084	92.3	B
143	Wadena	4,327	92.4	B
144	Mapleton	2,144	93.3	B
145	Sherburn	1,047	95.5	B
146	West Hennepin	5,225	95.7	B
147	Kasson	7,208	97.1	B
148	Proctor	3,078	97.5	B
149	Milaca	3,066	97.8	B
150	Woodbury	80,940	98.8	B
151	Little Falls	9,088	99.0	B
152	Hector	981	101.9	B
153	Lakes Area	10,781	102.0	B
154	Eagan	66,956	103.1	B
155	Prior Lake	28,163	106.5	C+
156	North Branch	12,137	107.1	C+
157	Melrose	3,612	110.7	C+
158	Deer River	903	110.7	C+
159	Wayzata	6,232	112.3	C+
160	East Grand Forks	8,859	112.9	C+
161	Maple Grove	71,622	113.1	C+
162	Hastings	22,112	113.1	C+
163	Waterville	1,754	114.0	C+
164	Glenwood	2,630	114.1	C+
165	Sleepy Eye	3,495	114.4	C+
166	Champlin	22,532	115.4	C+
167	Minnetonka	51,935	115.5	C+
168	Shakopee	48,239	116.1	C+
169	St. Anthony	12,658	118.5	C+
170	Le Center	2,520	119.0	C+
171	St. Joseph	6,699	119.4	C+
172	West Concord	834	119.9	C+
173	Lake Crystal	2,487	120.6	C+
174	Cold Spring/Richmond	5,797	120.8	C+
175	Janesville	2,484	120.8	C+
176	Forest Lake	20,680	120.9	C+
177	Blackduck	810	123.5	C+
178	Ely	3,211	124.6	C+
179	Gaylord	2,341	128.2	C+
180	Waite Park	8,413	130.8	C+
181	Rogers	13,716	131.2	C+
182	Big Lake	12,904	131.7	C+
183	Belle Plaine	7,433	134.5	C+
184	Pierz	1,473	135.8	C+
185	Twin Valley	720	138.9	C+
186	Lake Park	716	139.7	C+
187	Cannon Falls	4,196	143.0	C+
188	Motley	691	144.7	C+
189	Babbitt	1,370	146.0	C
190	Appleton	1,358	147.3	C
191	Foley	2,711	147.5	C
192	Minneota	1,344	148.8	C
193	North Mankato	14,021	149.8	C
194	St. James	4,669	149.9	C
195	Owatonna	26,573	150.5	C
196	Fulda	1,322	151.3	C
197	Northfield	21,099	151.7	C
198	Bagley	1,311	152.6	C
199	Paynesville	2,616	152.9	C
200	Rochester	122,694	154.0	C
201	Clara City	1,265	158.1	C
202	West St. Paul	22,128	162.7	C
203	Spring Grove	1,228	162.9	C
204	Staples	3,042	164.4	C
205	Hill City	608	164.5	C
206	Inver Grove Heights	36,212	165.7	C
207	Detroit Lakes	9,969	170.5	C
208	New Hope	20,319	172.3	C
209	Baxter	9,249	173.0	C
210	Deerwood	578	173.0	C
211	Ortonville	1,732	173.2	C
212	Cloquet	12,570	175.0	C
213	St. Louis Park	49,592	179.5	C
214	Winsted	2,219	180.3	C
215	Oakdale	28,214	180.8	C
216	Winona	26,045	188.1	C
217	North St. Paul	12,762	188.1	C
218	Mounds View	12,730	188.5	C
219	Breitung Township	526	190.1	C
220	Austin	26,160	191.1	C
221	Mendota Heights	11,501	191.3	C
222	Dawson/Boyd	1,564	191.8	C
223	Waseca	9,219	195.2	D+
224	Red Wing	16,819	202.2	D+
225	Fergus Falls	14,245	203.6	D+
226	Benson	3,425	204.4	D+
227	Eveleth	3,417	204.9	D+
228	Keewatin	972	205.8	D+
229	Morris	5,319	206.8	D+
230	Albert Lea	18,194	208.9	D+
231	Nashwauk	955	209.4	D+
232	Burnsville	64,860	209.7	D+
233	Coon Rapids	63,308	211.7	D+
234	Pine River	935	213.9	D+
235	Apple Valley	55,028	214.4	D+
236	Hutchinson	14,730	217.2	D+
237	Duluth	88,003	219.3	D+
238	St. Francis	8,534	222.6	D+
239	Silver Bay	1,796	222.7	D+
240	Dilworth	4,828	227.8	D+
241	Royalton	1,279	234.6	D+
242	Renville	1,254	239.2	D+
243	Long Prairie	3,722	241.8	D+
244	Anoka	18,022	244.1	D+
245	Litchfield	6,512	245.7	D+
246	Fridley	30,355	247.1	D+
247	Bovey	808	247.5	D+
248	Windom	4,793	250.4	D+
249	Wells	2,396	250.4	D+
250	Mankato	46,137	255.8	D+
251	Blooming Prairie	1,933	258.7	D+
252	Richfield	36,287	267.3	D
253	Marshall	13,924	272.9	D
254	Chisholm	4,663	278.8	D
255	Crystal	21,477	279.4	D
256	Albany	2,848	280.9	D
257	Worthington	13,523	281.0	D
258	Hopkins	18,454	281.8	D
259	Spring Lake Park	7,007	285.4	D
260	Wheaton	1,400	285.7	D
261	Alexandria	15,136	290.7	D
262	Brooklyn Park	80,665	291.3	D
263	Fairmont	10,173	294.9	D
264	Redwood Falls	5,044	297.4	D
265	Granite Falls	2,670	299.6	D
266	St. Paul Park	5,315	301.0	D
267	Faribault	24,708	307.6	D
268	Bloomington	86,598	311.8	D
269	Columbia Heights	23,341	321.3	D
270	New Richland	1,211	330.3	D
271	Roseau	2,677	336.2	D
272	South St. Paul	20,648	348.7	D
273	Isle	830	361.4	D
274	Mountain Lake	1,929	362.9	D
275	Moorhead	45,424	365.4	D
276	Fosston	1,368	365.5	D
277	Blue Earth	3,161	379.6	F
278	Gibbon	788	380.7	F
279	Robbinsdale	13,771	384.9	F
280	Oak Park Heights	4,625	389.2	F
281	Roseville	35,507	399.9	F
282	St. Cloud	71,492	408.4	F
283	Virginia	8,253	412.0	F
284	Park Rapids	4,348	414.0	F
285	Crookston	7,205	416.4	F
286	Brainerd	14,615	431.1	F
287	Willmar	21,437	438.5	F
288	Maplewood	39,638	454.1	F
289	Gilbert	1,656	603.9	F
290	St. Paul	304,051	617.7	F
291	Breckenridge	3,301	636.2	F
292	Brooklyn Center	31,058	679.4	F
293	International Falls	5,542	703.7	F
294	Bemidji	15,853	813.7	F
295	Minneapolis	423,282	1160.2	F
296	Onamia	850	1411.8	F

Crime Composition in Minnesota

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Minnesota.

Agg. Assault: 64.1%

Robbery: 20.6%

Rape: 14.1%

Murder: 1.2%

State violent crime rate: 256.6/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (29% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Minnesota → Minnesota Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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