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Safest towns in Minnesota

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 166 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Montevideo 1 Montevideo 0.0 Violent 0.0 per 1,000 Map of Caledonia 2 Caledonia 0.0 Violent 0.0 per 1,000 Map of Chatfield 3 Chatfield 0.0 Violent 0.0 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Map of Montevideo Montevideo5,315 people 0.0 0.0 per 1,000 0.0 per 1,000
2 Map of Caledonia Caledonia2,820 people 0.0 0.0 per 1,000 0.0 per 1,000
3 Map of Chatfield Chatfield2,559 people 0.0 0.0 per 1,000 0.0 per 1,000
4 Map of Goodview Goodview4,103 people 0.5 0.1 per 1,000 0.2 per 1,000
5 Map of Montgomery Montgomery3,434 people 1.9 0.5 per 1,000 0.1 per 1,000
6 Breezy Point2,687 people 2.8 0.4 per 1,000 1.3 per 1,000
7 Map of Deephaven Deephaven3,793 people 3.9 0.2 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
8 Map of Corcoran Corcoran7,302 people 4.0 0.3 per 1,000 2.7 per 1,000
9 Map of Lonsdale Lonsdale4,896 people 4.0 0.5 per 1,000 2.2 per 1,000
10 Pelican Rapids Pelican Rapids2,586 people 4.1 0.9 per 1,000 0.5 per 1,000
11 Bayport3,905 people 4.3 0.3 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
12 Le Sueur4,215 people 4.7 0.7 per 1,000 1.9 per 1,000
13 Map of La Crescent La Crescent5,251 people 5.0 0.3 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
14 Two Harbors3,567 people 5.2 0.5 per 1,000 3.3 per 1,000
15 Map of Minnetrista Minnetrista8,708 people 5.4 0.4 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
16 Plainview Plainview3,500 people 5.6 1.0 per 1,000 1.8 per 1,000
17 Barnesville Barnesville2,762 people 5.6 0.7 per 1,000 2.8 per 1,000
18 Map of Dayton Dayton9,095 people 6.0 0.4 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
19 Map of North Branch North Branch11,565 people 6.2 0.7 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
20 Farmington23,902 people 6.4 0.8 per 1,000 3.3 per 1,000
21 Map of Medina Medina6,968 people 6.5 0.5 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
22 Paynesville Paynesville2,519 people 6.6 1.3 per 1,000 1.5 per 1,000
23 East Grand Forks East Grand Forks9,028 people 6.6 0.9 per 1,000 2.9 per 1,000
24 Buffalo16,499 people 6.7 0.5 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
25 Albany Albany2,821 people 6.8 1.4 per 1,000 1.2 per 1,000
26 Ramsey Ramsey28,421 people 6.9 0.5 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
27 Rosemount Rosemount27,562 people 6.9 0.6 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
28 Map of Zumbrota Zumbrota3,914 people 7.0 0.7 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
29 Hibbing Hibbing16,057 people 7.3 0.2 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
30 New Prague8,237 people 7.3 0.6 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
31 Map of Belle Plaine Belle Plaine7,423 people 7.5 0.7 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
32 Map of Crosslake Crosslake2,521 people 7.5 0.4 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
33 Annandale Annandale3,399 people 7.5 0.7 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
34 Map of Big Lake Big Lake12,367 people 7.6 0.9 per 1,000 4.0 per 1,000
35 Lino Lakes Lino Lakes22,113 people 7.7 0.4 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
36 Jordan Jordan6,771 people 8.0 0.9 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
37 Map of Melrose Melrose3,671 people 8.0 1.6 per 1,000 1.6 per 1,000
38 Orono Orono8,195 people 8.1 0.9 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
39 Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye3,444 people 8.5 1.4 per 1,000 2.7 per 1,000
40 Isanti Isanti7,210 people 8.6 0.8 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
41 Becker Becker5,034 people 8.6 0.8 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
42 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove40,992 people 9.0 0.6 per 1,000 6.6 per 1,000
43 Chaska Chaska28,706 people 9.2 0.8 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
44 Lakeville Lakeville74,354 people 9.4 0.9 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
45 St. Peter12,185 people 9.5 0.9 per 1,000 6.0 per 1,000
46 New Ulm New Ulm14,056 people 9.5 0.4 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
47 Map of Kasson Kasson7,050 people 9.6 1.3 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
48 Benson Benson3,441 people 9.9 2.3 per 1,000 0.5 per 1,000
49 Wyoming Wyoming8,087 people 9.9 1.0 per 1,000 6.0 per 1,000
50 Lake Crystal2,606 people 10.2 0.9 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
51 Lake City5,034 people 10.2 0.8 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
52 Map of Blue Earth Blue Earth3,165 people 10.6 1.9 per 1,000 3.0 per 1,000
53 Glenwood Glenwood2,633 people 10.6 1.4 per 1,000 5.0 per 1,000
54 Map of Savage Savage32,889 people 10.8 0.9 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
55 Proctor Proctor3,100 people 11.0 0.9 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
56 Long Prairie Long Prairie3,693 people 11.0 1.5 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
57 Stillwater Stillwater19,355 people 11.4 0.9 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
58 Golden Valley Golden Valley21,725 people 11.7 0.8 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
59 Map of St. Francis St. Francis8,372 people 12.0 1.4 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
60 Map of Plymouth Plymouth79,220 people 12.3 0.6 per 1,000 9.8 per 1,000
61 Elk River Elk River26,793 people 12.8 0.9 per 1,000 9.3 per 1,000
62 St. Joseph St. Joseph7,021 people 12.9 1.7 per 1,000 6.2 per 1,000
63 Glencoe Glencoe5,695 people 12.9 1.3 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
64 Sauk Centre Sauk Centre4,621 people 12.9 0.6 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
65 Grand Rapids Grand Rapids11,207 people 13.0 1.1 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
66 St. James St. James4,767 people 13.1 1.5 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
67 Champlin Champlin23,294 people 13.2 0.9 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
68 Map of Cloquet Cloquet12,537 people 13.5 1.9 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
69 Cannon Falls4,227 people 14.0 1.3 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
70 Granite Falls Granite Falls2,685 people 14.6 2.3 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
71 Map of Hastings Hastings22,117 people 14.7 1.2 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
72 Map of St. Paul Park St. Paul Park5,457 people 14.8 2.1 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
73 Map of Eden Prairie Eden Prairie63,051 people 14.9 0.6 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
74 Owatonna26,498 people 15.0 1.8 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
75 Ely Ely3,240 people 15.2 1.9 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
76 Woodbury Woodbury78,305 people 15.2 0.8 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
77 North Mankato14,211 people 15.7 1.7 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
78 Mendota Heights11,612 people 15.7 1.4 per 1,000 9.9 per 1,000
79 Prior Lake Prior Lake28,016 people 15.8 1.2 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
80 New Brighton New Brighton22,710 people 15.9 1.0 per 1,000 11.7 per 1,000
81 Sartell Sartell19,758 people 16.2 0.6 per 1,000 13.8 per 1,000
82 Map of Cambridge Cambridge10,307 people 16.3 0.5 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
83 Map of Marshall Marshall13,896 people 16.5 2.5 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
84 Map of Mounds View Mounds View12,926 people 16.6 1.7 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
85 Shakopee Shakopee46,012 people 16.8 1.1 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
86 Wayzata Wayzata4,354 people 16.9 1.3 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
87 Map of Northfield Northfield20,742 people 16.9 1.5 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
88 Litchfield6,576 people 17.2 1.7 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
89 Blaine Blaine72,488 people 17.3 0.8 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
90 Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids13,852 people 17.8 1.3 per 1,000 12.7 per 1,000
91 Waseca9,164 people 17.9 1.7 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
92 Breckenridge3,349 people 18.0 3.4 per 1,000 4.2 per 1,000
93 Forest Lake Forest Lake20,729 people 18.1 0.9 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
94 Windom Windom4,799 people 18.1 2.7 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
95 Map of White Bear Lake White Bear Lake23,908 people 18.1 1.1 per 1,000 13.8 per 1,000
96 Edina Edina53,262 people 18.2 0.7 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
97 Map of Thief River Falls Thief River Falls8,823 people 18.6 1.7 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
98 Hutchinson Hutchinson14,680 people 19.0 2.2 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
99 Princeton Princeton5,274 people 19.1 0.9 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
100 Minnetonka Minnetonka53,064 people 19.4 1.0 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
101 Roseau Roseau2,736 people 20.5 3.1 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
102 Map of Redwood Falls Redwood Falls5,068 people 20.7 2.3 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
103 Map of Maple Grove Maple Grove71,173 people 20.7 1.1 per 1,000 16.4 per 1,000
104 Anoka Anoka17,970 people 20.8 2.4 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
105 Alexandria Alexandria14,735 people 20.9 2.3 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
106 Map of Inver Grove Heights Inver Grove Heights35,906 people 21.0 1.7 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
107 Rochester Rochester122,330 people 21.3 1.7 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
108 Eagan Eagan68,000 people 21.5 1.1 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
109 Milaca Milaca3,044 people 21.5 1.6 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
110 Wabasha Wabasha2,587 people 21.8 2.4 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
111 Rogers13,685 people 21.8 1.0 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
112 Worthington13,780 people 22.0 3.2 per 1,000 9.2 per 1,000
113 Map of Oakdale Oakdale28,585 people 22.3 1.5 per 1,000 16.2 per 1,000
114 Faribault Faribault24,631 people 22.4 2.7 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
115 Map of Coon Rapids Coon Rapids63,468 people 22.6 1.8 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
116 Little Falls Little Falls9,121 people 22.6 1.4 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
117 Osseo Osseo2,584 people 22.6 0.5 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
118 Crookston Crookston7,344 people 22.7 3.6 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
119 Map of Foley Foley2,675 people 22.9 1.4 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
120 Fairmont Fairmont10,296 people 23.8 2.3 per 1,000 14.5 per 1,000
121 Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes10,025 people 23.9 1.9 per 1,000 16.2 per 1,000
122 New Hope New Hope21,181 people 24.0 1.3 per 1,000 18.8 per 1,000
123 Wadena Wadena4,419 people 24.1 2.6 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
124 South St. Paul South St. Paul20,611 people 24.2 2.6 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
125 Austin Austin26,358 people 24.6 2.0 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
126 Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park7,032 people 24.7 1.8 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
127 Hopkins18,819 people 25.0 2.7 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
128 Apple Valley Apple Valley55,679 people 25.3 2.2 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
129 North St. Paul North St. Paul12,570 people 25.8 1.9 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
130 Map of Albert Lea Albert Lea18,330 people 26.0 1.9 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
131 Chisholm Chisholm4,712 people 26.2 2.5 per 1,000 16.2 per 1,000
132 Map of International Falls International Falls5,642 people 26.2 4.5 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
133 Burnsville Burnsville64,463 people 26.4 2.1 per 1,000 17.9 per 1,000
134 Hermantown10,218 people 26.7 0.7 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
135 Map of Red Wing Red Wing16,758 people 27.0 2.0 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000
136 Winona Winona26,009 people 28.8 1.7 per 1,000 22.2 per 1,000
137 Columbia Heights Columbia Heights22,155 people 29.5 2.9 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
138 Willmar Willmar21,378 people 29.7 4.1 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
139 Map of Baxter Baxter8,966 people 30.6 1.5 per 1,000 24.5 per 1,000
140 Map of Robbinsdale Robbinsdale14,234 people 31.3 3.6 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
141 Richfield Richfield36,642 people 31.7 2.3 per 1,000 22.3 per 1,000
142 Fergus Falls Fergus Falls14,181 people 31.7 2.1 per 1,000 23.5 per 1,000
143 Moorhead Moorhead45,036 people 32.6 4.0 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
144 Map of Park Rapids Park Rapids4,270 people 33.4 3.6 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
145 Crystal22,476 people 33.6 2.9 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
146 Map of St. Anthony St. Anthony9,671 people 34.0 1.6 per 1,000 27.5 per 1,000
147 Oak Park Heights Oak Park Heights4,756 people 34.2 2.6 per 1,000 23.9 per 1,000
148 Brainerd Brainerd14,468 people 35.3 4.2 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
149 Virginia Virginia8,332 people 35.8 3.5 per 1,000 21.7 per 1,000
150 Mankato Mankato45,473 people 36.5 2.8 per 1,000 25.3 per 1,000
151 Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park83,876 people 37.3 3.4 per 1,000 23.7 per 1,000
152 St. Louis Park St. Louis Park49,594 people 38.2 1.5 per 1,000 32.3 per 1,000
153 Eveleth Eveleth3,448 people 38.4 3.8 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
154 Duluth Duluth87,093 people 39.2 2.4 per 1,000 29.7 per 1,000
155 Map of Fridley Fridley30,241 people 42.7 2.7 per 1,000 31.9 per 1,000
156 Maplewood Maplewood40,695 people 44.0 4.1 per 1,000 27.8 per 1,000
157 St. Cloud St. Cloud70,629 people 44.2 3.7 per 1,000 29.5 per 1,000
158 Map of Bloomington Bloomington88,665 people 46.0 3.0 per 1,000 34.0 per 1,000
159 West St. Paul West St. Paul21,382 people 49.2 2.1 per 1,000 40.9 per 1,000
160 Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Center32,479 people 51.8 6.5 per 1,000 26.0 per 1,000
161 St. Paul St. Paul307,284 people 52.1 5.8 per 1,000 29.0 per 1,000
162 Map of Waite Park Waite Park8,399 people 58.8 1.9 per 1,000 51.2 per 1,000
163 Dilworth4,713 people 64.1 1.6 per 1,000 57.8 per 1,000
164 Bemidji Bemidji15,569 people 77.7 6.7 per 1,000 50.8 per 1,000
165 Roseville Roseville35,802 people 86.7 3.4 per 1,000 73.0 per 1,000
166 Minneapolis Minneapolis427,246 people 93.5 11.0 per 1,000 49.6 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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