Minnesota Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Minnesota displays a 54.97-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Rochester, Minnesota at 63.56 points out of 100 versus Minneapolis, Minnesota at 8.59.
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Minnesota displays 6 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 277 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 6 displayed profiles have scores.
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Minnesota has 0 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 1 increasing and 5 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota has a reporting population of 426,845 residents versus 84,349 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Minnesota is Rochester with an adjusted safety score of 63.56 out of 100, ranked across 6 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Minnesota city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 6 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 6-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | #1 of 6 | 121,638 | 63.56 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Brooklyn Park | #2 of 6 | 84,349 | 46.34 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Bloomington | #3 of 6 | 88,838 | 46.21 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
| Duluth | #4 of 6 | 86,863 | 45.57 | → Stable | View Report → |
| St. Paul | #5 of 6 | 307,762 | 17.51 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Minneapolis | #6 of 6 | 426,845 | 8.59 | → Stable | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 6 jurisdictions listed above.
Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Monthly counts are summed over the agencies that reported each month, and agency coverage changes over time.
| Month | Violent | Property | Agencies reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1782 | 12146 | 369 |
| Feb | 1680 | 10450 | 369 |
| Mar | 1887 | 11608 | 368 |
| Apr | 1861 | 11206 | 366 |
| May | 2305 | 13480 | 368 |
| Jun | 2248 | 13616 | 367 |
| Jul | 2325 | 14469 | 366 |
| Aug | 2246 | 14947 | 368 |
| Sep | 2081 | 14152 | 368 |
| Oct | 2060 | 14562 | 365 |
| Nov | 1824 | 12273 | 363 |
| Dec | 1765 | 11187 | 362 |
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<img src="https://www.safetyatlas.us/img/charts/minnesota-crime-trend-2025.webp" alt="Chart of Minnesota crime statistics: Minnesota agencies reported 24,064 violent offenses in 2025. Between 362 to 369 agencies reported each month, so the total is not compared with 2024. Shows violent and property offenses per month." width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/mn/">Safety Atlas, Minnesota</a>. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>.</p>
Minnesota in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Robbery -28% (5,411 to 3,916), homicide -24%, motor vehicle theft -22%, burglary -13%, aggravated assault -11%, larceny-theft -9%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 188,309 of 359,229 reports (52.4%); larceny-theft alone is 118,120 (32.9%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 92% of homicides cleared vs 7% of motor vehicle thefts and 20% of burglaries (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 260 reports in 2025 vs 344 in 2024 (-24%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Vandalism (45,985) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (25,344, 7.1% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Aug (11,400) and troughed in Feb (8,018), a 1.4× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 249 of 375 agencies reported robbery in December 2025 (vs 256 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 375 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
Every number on this page ships in the Minnesota workbook.
Minnesota monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
→ Stable, 118120 reports vs 129756 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 9,319 | 252 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 8,018 | 252 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 8,962 | 251 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 8,582 | 249 | Full |
| May 2025 | 10,231 | 251 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 10,579 | 251 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 11,016 | 250 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 11,400 | 252 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 10,843 | 251 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 10,837 | 249 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 9,440 | 247 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 8,893 | 245 | Full |
Vandalism, month by month
→ Stable, 45985 reports vs 49916 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 3,224 | 257 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 2,502 | 257 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,530 | 256 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 3,548 | 255 | Full |
| May 2025 | 4,401 | 256 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 4,395 | 255 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 4,993 | 254 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 4,970 | 256 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 3,991 | 256 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 4,469 | 253 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,423 | 252 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 2,539 | 250 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 43901 reports vs 43602 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 3,264 | 254 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 3,082 | 254 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,656 | 253 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 3,616 | 251 | Full |
| May 2025 | 4,239 | 253 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 3,805 | 252 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 3,803 | 251 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 3,820 | 253 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 3,718 | 253 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 3,905 | 250 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,558 | 249 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 3,435 | 247 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
92% of homicides cleared vs 7% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 260 | 238 | 91.5% |
| Aggravated Assault | 15,859 | 9,492 | 59.9% |
| Robbery | 3,916 | 1,123 | 28.7% |
| Burglary | 16,907 | 3,404 | 20.1% |
| Larceny-theft | 118,120 | 30,353 | 25.7% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 18,174 | 1,310 | 7.2% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Minnesota city reports
- Rochester safety report: #1 of 6, population 121,638, score 63.56, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Brooklyn Park safety report: #2 of 6, population 84,349, score 46.34, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Bloomington safety report: #3 of 6, population 88,838, score 46.21, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
- Duluth safety report: #4 of 6, population 86,863, score 45.57, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- St. Paul safety report: #5 of 6, population 307,762, score 17.51, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Minneapolis safety report: #6 of 6, population 426,845, score 8.59, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Minnesota reporting agencies recorded 11,400 larceny-theft offenses in Aug 2025 versus 8,018 in Feb 2025, a difference of 3,382 reports; 252 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 252 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 118,120 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Minnesota reporting agencies recorded 4,993 vandalism offenses in Jul 2025 versus 2,502 in Feb 2025, a difference of 2,491 reports; 254 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 257 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 45,985 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Minnesota reporting agencies recorded 4,239 simple assault offenses in May 2025 versus 3,082 in Feb 2025, a difference of 1,157 reports; 253 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 254 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 43,901 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Minnesota reporting agencies recorded 238 cleared homicide offenses against 260 reports received in 2025 (91.5%), compared with 1,310 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 18,174 reports (7.2%), a 84.3-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Minneapolis, Minnesota records 8.59 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 29.37 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 37.96; its reporting population of 426,845 residents accounts for 38.2% of the 1,116,295 residents summed across the 6 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Rochester, Minnesota records 63.56 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 25.60 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 37.96; its reporting population of 121,638 residents accounts for 10.9% of the 1,116,295 residents summed across the 6 displayed jurisdiction populations.
St. Paul, Minnesota records 17.51 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 20.45 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 37.96; its reporting population of 307,762 residents accounts for 27.6% of the 1,116,295 residents summed across the 6 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Minnesota reporting-agency sums contain 118,120 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 129,756 in 2024, 11,636 reports (9.0%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 245 to 253 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Minnesota reporting-agency sums contain 43,901 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 43,602 in 2024, 299 reports (0.7%) more across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 247 to 255 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Minnesota reporting-agency sums contain 45,985 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 49,916 in 2024, 3,931 reports (7.9%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 250 to 258 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Minnesota directory
The scoring run contains 277 reportable jurisdictions in Minnesota. This public directory displays the 6 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 6-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Rochester has the highest adjusted score at 63.56, and Minneapolis has the lowest at 8.59. The public-cohort range is 54.97 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 0 decreasing, 5 stable, and 1 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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