Ranking of Minnesota Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Minnesota cities with a population of at least 10K, Minneapolis had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (792.74), followed by St. Paul (626.62), Bemidji (508.76), Brainerd (455.09), and St. Cloud (383.7).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of Minnesota cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Minnesota, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Minnesota cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Minnesota Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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St. Paul
Bemidji
Brainerd
St. Cloud
Brooklyn Center
West St. Paul
Brooklyn Park
Alexandria
Duluth
Ranking of Minnesota Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Minneapolis 792.74
2 St. Paul 626.62
3 Bemidji 508.76
4 Brainerd 455.09
5 St. Cloud 383.70
6 Brooklyn Center 375.87
7 West St. Paul 373.78
8 Brooklyn Park 371.63
9 Alexandria 370.67
10 Duluth 357.94
11 Robbinsdale 334.95
12 Mankato 328.59
13 Faribault 323.45
14 Fridley 304.19
15 Willmar 280.11
16 Hibbing 275.03
17 Columbia Heights 269.90
18 Austin 264.69
19 Worthington 262.98
20 Inver Grove Heights 252.87
21 Red Wing 243.83
22 Roseville 234.33
23 South St. Paul 227.05
24 Richfield 223.14
25 Maplewood 217.71
26 Fergus Falls 216.78
27 Hutchinson 201.99
28 Rochester 193.96
29 Bloomington 191.24
30 Burnsville 185.09
31 Hastings 184.22
32 Marshall 182.31
33 Shakopee 181.05
34 Mounds View 173.78
35 Hopkins 169.87
36 Winona 160.21
37 Anoka 153.64
38 Prior Lake 148.56
39 Albert Lea 147.27
40 Crystal 145.86
41 White Bear Lake 141.29
42 St. Louis Park 141.14
43 Mendota Heights 140.59
44 Moorhead 139.73
45 North Mankato 137.74
46 Northfield 136.35
47 Coon Rapids 132.13
48 Oakdale 131.31
49 Fairmont 119.37
50 North St. Paul 119.16
51 Apple Valley 119.04
52 Elk River 117.30
53 St. Peter 116.55
54 North Branch 114.17
55 Savage 112.40
56 New Brighton 108.80
57 Buffalo 104.27
58 Champlin 102.75
59 Golden Valley 101.44
60 Cloquet 100.75
61 Owatonna 100.66
62 Ramsey 99.92
63 Big Lake 99.67
64 Centennial Lakes 99.44
65 Blaine 97.49
66 Stillwater 92.46
67 Eagan 88.09
68 Grand Rapids 79.67
69 Chaska 77.89
70 Rogers 75.43
71 Woodbury 70.52
72 New Ulm 68.17
73 Cottage Grove 67.38
74 New Hope 66.14
75 Rosemount 64.76
76 Sartell 61.06
77 Maple Grove 60.69
78 Eden Prairie 60.08
78 Lakeville 60.08
79 Farmington 55.66
80 Lino Lakes 55.62
81 Plymouth 55.31
82 Minnetonka 52.27
83 Edina 43.77
84 Sauk Rapids 43.31
85 Minnetrista 38.62
86 Orono 29.67
87 South Lake Minnetonka 23.57