Crime in Minnesota: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Minnesota since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

223.5 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,411.5 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
129murders2025: 2.2 per 100,000.

Minnesota since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Minnesota 094188283377 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Minnesota 01200240036004800 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202513,031223.51292,0598,67682,2951,411.59,3379,622
202415,031259.51732,8459,77593,5531,614.910,79612,396
202315,126262.91832,78710,02498,1981,706.910,60115,348
202216,195283.31833,27010,316113,0191,976.812,31216,538
202117,643308.92033,99910,839116,8312,045.614,73514,364
202015,698277.51903,8779,420120,2122,124.917,37014,146
201913,395237.51273,1557,614117,9712,091.716,02611,260
201812,403221.21072,9466,875112,1862,001.116,20610,131
201713,345239.71143,6277,199122,4302,198.818,82810,000
201613,365241.91013,7307,185117,7232,130.718,5828,720
201513,319242.91333,7717,094121,9842,225.019,2997,981
201412,505229.1883,6876,729125,3772,297.520,7738,367
201312,710234.41143,6746,908131,1932,419.622,7137,966
201212,419230.9993,4757,207138,1522,568.125,3788,458
201112,323230.5753,3856,750136,1832,546.825,6818,148
201012,515235.7963,3887,233136,4312,569.024,4158,587
200912,874244.5743,6197,392139,2862,644.925,5808,546
200813,853265.41104,1797,759149,5172,864.126,55810,195
200715,054289.61164,7708,295158,2573,044.829,71712,648
200616,042310.51265,4418,830159,2763,082.530,30613,277
200515,243297.31154,7248,146158,3013,087.829,71614,281
200413,751269.81134,0707,445155,0193,041.628,04813,518
200313,316262.91273,9067,191157,6633,113.327,69813,749
200213,428267.21123,9377,106164,0263,264.328,03413,842
200113,145263.71193,7587,032165,0463,311.225,49615,031
200013,813280.81513,7137,709157,7983,207.626,11613,432
199913,085274.01343,9176,996158,7173,323.627,70613,275
199814,656310.21214,3717,806176,5413,736.332,48615,366
199715,827337.81295,3737,879191,0064,076.135,26517,869
199615,782338.81675,3857,903192,1094,124.335,51517,923
199516,416356.11825,7027,939190,9114,141.236,75615,741
199416,397359.01475,3708,155181,8563,982.036,15714,355
199315,986353.91555,0927,943183,3474,059.038,14715,473
199215,144338.01504,9068,248190,5204,252.739,85915,911
199114,006316.01314,3457,768185,2684,180.237,83216,106
199013,392306.11174,0577,731185,1854,232.739,69115,994
198912,549288.31114,1286,947178,2524,094.939,04216,537
198812,490290.11244,0796,950173,3024,024.739,16714,609
198712,118285.41124,3546,213183,8684,330.445,38412,798
198611,991284.61054,2996,249171,8324,077.642,31912,142
198510,751256.4883,5985,823162,5973,877.842,66310,980
19848,802211.5742,9604,717151,0823,630.041,2428,600
19837,909190.9693,2983,615159,2683,843.344,5718,663
19829,062219.3954,1883,841175,0484,235.448,8559,818
19819,344228.5854,2663,937184,3874,508.252,25310,300
19809,250227.81064,0254,177185,6684,571.750,60212,016
19798,973221.0933,7544,255169,3764,171.845,18313,366

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 2005: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2006: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2007: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2008: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2009: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2010: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2011: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2012: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2013: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2014: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool. 2015: All agencies 1993 and 2005-Present (with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul) - The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the State Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program does not comply with national UCR Program guidelines. Consequently, their figures for forcible rape and violent crime (of which forcible rape is part) are not included in this tool.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Aitkin County202596.7906.94
Anoka County202590.7910.716
Becker County2024151.7710.86
Beltrami County2025367.91,824.83
Benton County2025233.91,783.07
Big Stone County202528.5627.12
Blue Earth County2025200.61,470.67
Brown County202534.5532.55
Carlton County202598.6250.85
Carver County202548.0314.24
Cass County2025153.7371.18
Chippewa County202459.098.44
Chisago County202545.8300.17
Clay County2025241.81,431.66
Clearwater County2025103.869.23
Cook County2025145.4421.62
Cottonwood County2025106.0432.74
Crow Wing County2024166.2974.311
Dakota County2025132.91,105.813
Dodge County2025112.2350.63
Douglas County202599.0423.33
Faribault County2025133.9207.67
Fillmore County202331.0220.87
Freeborn County2025109.11,434.63
Goodhue County2025113.2768.57
Grant County202550.825.43
Hennepin County2025440.52,523.835
Houston County202535.8189.36
Hubbard County2025224.4579.03
Isanti County202481.6813.34
Itasca County2025107.3490.57
Jackson County202580.4138.94
Kanabec County202592.2349.52
Kandiyohi County2025224.3766.03
Kittson County202575.9126.42
Koochiching County2024382.9519.12
Lac qui Parle County202436.8282.53
Lake County202584.3112.43
Lake of the Woods County201821.3234.42
Le Sueur County202563.9200.37
Lincoln County202564.280.23
Lyon County2022157.9398.84
Mahnomen County2024718.6643.01
Marshall County2025114.645.81
Martin County2025102.1714.65
McLeod County202592.3623.48
Meeker County2025101.7386.54
Mille Lacs County2025234.0847.45
Morrison County2025119.7832.14
Mower County2025156.11,186.14
Murray County202574.7199.13
Nicollet County202592.5491.63
Nobles County2025186.6555.33
Norman County2023110.0141.43
Olmsted County2025143.51,124.23
Otter Tail County2025120.6703.69
Pennington County2025161.6624.32
Pine County2025312.0562.21
Pipestone County202561.4145.72
Polk County2025217.6366.04
Pope County202551.9293.93
Ramsey County2025322.62,291.416
Red Lake County202551.651.61
Redwood County2025111.5478.65
Renville County202556.6295.89
Rice County2025148.4564.05
Rock County202541.5117.62
Roseau County2023123.9365.23
Scott County202583.5761.57
Sherburne County202559.0390.24
Sibley County202532.6221.76
St. Louis County2024170.71,824.118
Stearns County202598.8561.212
Steele County2025162.5530.03
Stevens County202537.6557.83
Swift County2025103.631.13
Todd County202587.3374.64
Traverse County202540.981.83
Wabasha County202442.9348.24
Wadena County202443.143.14
Waseca County2025117.8776.74
Washington County202563.4735.314
Watonwan County2025106.9543.43
Wilkin County2024333.4238.22
Winona County2024121.81,361.65
Wright County202535.4272.17
Yellow Medicine County202546.2150.14

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Minnesota?
In 2025, 223.5 violent and 1,411.5 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Minnesota (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Minnesota?
129 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 2.2 per 100,000.

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