Minnesota Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade B

206 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 60/100 (Above Average).

What is Minnesota’s crime safety grade?

Minnesota earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 60/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 259.4 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1624.6 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 206 Minnesota cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 206 graded Minnesota cities, 24 earned A+, 89 earned A, 49 received B, 31 landed at C, 6 received D, and 7 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Dayton with an A+ grade (score: 95/100, violent rate 17.7/100K). The lowest-rated city is Minneapolis with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1160.2/100K).

Roughly 55% of graded cities in Minnesota achieved an A or A+ rating, while 6% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Minnesota and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

24 cities

89 cities

49 cities

31 cities

6 cities

7 cities

Dayton

18
Corcoran

12
Bayport

27
South Lake Minnetonka

33
Medina

14
Lonsdale

40
Madelia

42
Minnetrista

45

What this shows Dayton reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Minnesota. At 17.7 per 100K, it runs well below the Minnesota average of 259.4. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Dayton	95	17.7/100K	416.9/100K	11,273
2	A+	Corcoran	94	12.1/100K	507.5/100K	8,276
3	A+	Bayport	94	26.9/100K	404.1/100K	3,712
4	A+	South Lake Minnetonka	94	33.4/100K	334.4/100K	11,961
5	A+	Medina	93	14.1/100K	647.5/100K	7,104
6	A+	Lonsdale	93	39.9/100K	299/100K	5,016
7	A+	Madelia	93	42.2/100K	338/100K	2,367
8	A+	Minnetrista	93	45.2/100K	343.2/100K	11,072
9	A+	Plainview	93	56.5/100K	169.4/100K	3,541
10	A+	Zumbrota	92	48.8/100K	390.1/100K	4,101
11	A+	Springfield	92	50.5/100K	353.5/100K	1,980
12	A+	Lino Lakes	91	35.3/100K	661.2/100K	22,685
13	A+	Crosslake	91	41/100K	573.3/100K	2,442
14	A+	Buffalo	91	54.1/100K	421/100K	16,627
15	A+	Le Sueur	91	71/100K	189.3/100K	4,226
16	A+	Pelican Rapids	91	77/100K	153.9/100K	2,599
17	A+	Cottage Grove	90	39.4/100K	681.6/100K	43,131
18	A+	Olivia	90	44.1/100K	660.8/100K	2,270
19	A+	New Prague	90	48.4/100K	629/100K	8,267
20	A+	Orono	90	52.8/100K	490.9/100K	18,943
21	A+	Rosemount	90	56.7/100K	499.6/100K	28,220
22	A+	Belgrade/Brooten	90	72.5/100K	289.9/100K	1,380
23	A+	New York Mills	90	73.7/100K	295/100K	1,356
24	A+	Becker	90	77.9/100K	311.8/100K	5,132
25	A	Wyoming	89	61.4/100K	564.9/100K	8,143
26	A	Ramsey	89	62.5/100K	517.1/100K	28,813
27	A	Barnesville	89	72.3/100K	433.7/100K	2,767
28	A	La Crescent	89	75.8/100K	435.7/100K	5,279
29	A	Farmington	89	79.2/100K	333.4/100K	23,995
30	A	Mapleton	89	93.3/100K	233.2/100K	2,144
31	A	Hector	89	101.9/100K	101.9/100K	981
32	A	Hibbing	88	62.8/100K	666/100K	15,915
33	A	St. Peter	88	72.8/100K	558.2/100K	12,362
34	A	Madison Lake	88	75.9/100K	531.1/100K	1,318
35	A	Isanti	88	79.6/100K	490.7/100K	7,540
36	A	Jordan	88	88.5/100K	412.9/100K	6,781
37	A	North Branch	88	107.1/100K	156.5/100K	12,137
38	A	Waterville	88	114/100K	57/100K	1,754
39	A	Centennial Lakes	87	65.5/100K	728.4/100K	12,219
40	A	Lakeville	87	76.5/100K	571.2/100K	78,436
41	A	Hawley	87	87/100K	478.5/100K	2,299
42	A	Glencoe	87	88.5/100K	513.1/100K	5,652
43	A	Sherburn	87	95.5/100K	382/100K	1,047
44	A	West Hennepin	87	95.7/100K	363.6/100K	5,225
45	A	Kasson	87	97.1/100K	416.2/100K	7,208
46	A	Melrose	87	110.7/100K	193.8/100K	3,612
47	A	St. Charles	86	49.5/100K	989.6/100K	4,042
48	A	Plymouth	86	50.9/100K	1023.8/100K	76,577
49	A	Savage	86	78.5/100K	715.1/100K	33,140
50	A	Chaska	86	84.9/100K	635.4/100K	29,431
51	A	Annandale	86	86.9/100K	579.5/100K	3,451
52	A	East Grand Forks	86	112.9/100K	282.2/100K	8,859
53	A	Golden Valley	85	67.3/100K	985.3/100K	20,806
54	A	Lake City	85	75/100K	899.6/100K	5,336
55	A	Proctor	85	97.5/100K	617.3/100K	3,078
56	A	Lake Crystal	85	120.6/100K	321.7/100K	2,487
57	A	Babbitt	85	146/100K	73/100K	1,370
58	A	Appleton	85	147.3/100K	73.6/100K	1,358
59	A	Aitkin	84	46.5/100K	1349.5/100K	2,149
60	A	Sauk Centre	84	64.9/100K	1124.1/100K	4,626
61	A	New Ulm	84	72.2/100K	1017.5/100K	13,858
62	A	Stillwater	84	83.4/100K	865.3/100K	19,185
63	A	Lakes Area	84	102/100K	658.6/100K	10,781
64	A	Sleepy Eye	84	114.4/100K	543.6/100K	3,495
65	A	St. Joseph	84	119.4/100K	447.8/100K	6,699
66	A	Janesville	84	120.8/100K	402.6/100K	2,484
67	A	Big Lake	84	131.7/100K	341/100K	12,904
68	A	Sartell	83	65.5/100K	1244.6/100K	19,845
69	A	Glenwood	83	114.1/100K	646.4/100K	2,630
70	A	Cold Spring/Richmond	83	120.8/100K	552/100K	5,797
71	A	Blackduck	83	123.5/100K	493.8/100K	810
72	A	Belle Plaine	83	134.5/100K	403.6/100K	7,433
73	A	Bagley	83	152.6/100K	152.6/100K	1,311
74	A	Paynesville	83	152.9/100K	152.9/100K	2,616
75	A	Eden Prairie	82	73.2/100K	1279.4/100K	61,511
76	A	Grand Rapids	82	88.2/100K	1032.4/100K	11,333
77	A	Elk River	82	89.8/100K	1006.3/100K	27,826
78	A	Ely	82	124.6/100K	685.1/100K	3,211
79	A	Lake Park	81	139.7/100K	558.7/100K	716
80	A	Minneota	81	148.8/100K	446.4/100K	1,344
81	A	Hill City	81	164.5/100K	328.9/100K	608
82	A	Edina	80	73.1/100K	1490.2/100K	53,347
83	A	White Bear Lake	80	86.6/100K	1324.3/100K	23,106
84	A	Sauk Rapids	80	87.4/100K	1288.6/100K	13,736
85	A	New Brighton	80	90.8/100K	1221.5/100K	22,022
86	A	Woodbury	80	98.8/100K	1179.9/100K	80,940
87	A	Prior Lake	80	106.5/100K	1072.3/100K	28,163
88	A	Hastings	80	113.1/100K	999.5/100K	22,112
89	A	St. James	80	149.9/100K	556.9/100K	4,669
90	A	Fulda	80	151.3/100K	529.5/100K	1,322
91	A	Osseo	79	40.5/100K	1901.3/100K	2,472
92	A	Cambridge	79	64.8/100K	1694.1/100K	10,802
93	A	Blaine	79	89.4/100K	1411/100K	74,913
94	A	Thief River Falls	79	90.7/100K	1395.2/100K	8,816
95	A	Milaca	79	97.8/100K	1239.4/100K	3,066
96	A	Wayzata	79	112.3/100K	1139.3/100K	6,232
97	A	Champlin	79	115.4/100K	1136.2/100K	22,532
98	A	Benson	79	204.4/100K	58.4/100K	3,425
99	A	Wabasha	78	76.8/100K	1651.3/100K	2,604
100	A	Wadena	78	92.4/100K	1502.2/100K	4,327
101	A	Deer River	78	110.7/100K	1218.2/100K	903
102	A	Shakopee	78	116.1/100K	1158.8/100K	48,239
103	A	North Mankato	78	149.8/100K	848.7/100K	14,021
104	A	Owatonna	78	150.5/100K	820.4/100K	26,573
105	A	Cloquet	78	175/100K	525.1/100K	12,570
106	A	Dawson/Boyd	78	191.8/100K	383.6/100K	1,564
107	A	Cannon Falls	77	143/100K	1048.6/100K	4,196
108	A	Nashwauk	77	209.4/100K	209.4/100K	955
109	A	Silver Bay	76	222.7/100K	167/100K	1,796
110	A	Forest Lake	75	120.9/100K	1474.9/100K	20,680
111	A	Motley	75	144.7/100K	1157.7/100K	691
112	A	Winsted	75	180.3/100K	766.1/100K	2,219
113	A	Wells	75	250.4/100K	41.7/100K	2,396
114	B	Little Falls	74	99/100K	1848.6/100K	9,088
115	B	Eagan	74	103.1/100K	1769.8/100K	66,956
116	B	Minnetonka	74	115.5/100K	1638.6/100K	51,935
117	B	Princeton	73	55.4/100K	2399.4/100K	5,418
118	B	Maple Grove	73	113.1/100K	1763.4/100K	71,622
119	B	Rogers	73	131.2/100K	1538.3/100K	13,716
120	B	Foley	73	147.5/100K	1401.7/100K	2,711
121	B	Northfield	73	151.7/100K	1350.8/100K	21,099
122	B	Rochester	73	154/100K	1368.4/100K	122,694
123	B	Mendota Heights	73	191.3/100K	878.2/100K	11,501
124	B	Mounds View	72	188.5/100K	1076.2/100K	12,730
125	B	Waseca	72	195.2/100K	965.4/100K	9,219
126	B	Gaylord	71	128.2/100K	1879.5/100K	2,341
127	B	Inver Grove Heights	71	165.7/100K	1394.6/100K	36,212
128	B	St. Francis	71	222.6/100K	808.5/100K	8,534
129	B	Hermantown	70	78.5/100K	2559.8/100K	10,196
130	B	Staples	70	164.4/100K	1545/100K	3,042
131	B	Detroit Lakes	70	170.5/100K	1544.8/100K	9,969
132	B	Albany	70	280.9/100K	245.8/100K	2,848
133	B	Pine River	69	213.9/100K	1069.5/100K	935
134	B	Long Prairie	69	241.8/100K	806/100K	3,722
135	B	Windom	69	250.4/100K	667.6/100K	4,793
136	B	Hutchinson	68	217.2/100K	1194.8/100K	14,730
137	B	Renville	68	239.2/100K	956.9/100K	1,254
138	B	Oakdale	67	180.8/100K	1761.5/100K	28,214
139	B	North St. Paul	67	188.1/100K	1653.3/100K	12,762
140	B	Austin	67	191.1/100K	1601.7/100K	26,160
141	B	Marshall	67	272.9/100K	718.2/100K	13,924
142	B	St. Anthony	66	118.5/100K	2567.5/100K	12,658
143	B	New Hope	66	172.3/100K	1958.8/100K	20,319
144	B	Albert Lea	66	208.9/100K	1489.5/100K	18,194
145	B	Litchfield	66	245.7/100K	1074.9/100K	6,512
146	B	Coon Rapids	65	211.7/100K	1639.6/100K	63,308
147	B	Anoka	65	244.1/100K	1187.4/100K	18,022
148	B	Granite Falls	65	299.6/100K	561.8/100K	2,670
149	B	Pierz	64	135.8/100K	2579.8/100K	1,473
150	B	Breitung Township	64	190.1/100K	1901.1/100K	526
151	B	Apple Valley	64	214.4/100K	1668.2/100K	55,028
152	B	Worthington	64	281/100K	924.4/100K	13,523
153	B	Burnsville	63	209.7/100K	1888.7/100K	64,860
154	B	St. Paul Park	63	301/100K	846.7/100K	5,315
155	B	Roseau	62	336.2/100K	485.6/100K	2,677
156	B	Mountain Lake	62	362.9/100K	207.4/100K	1,929
157	B	Winona	61	188.1/100K	2296/100K	26,045
158	B	Red Wing	61	202.2/100K	2152.3/100K	16,819
159	B	Hopkins	61	281.8/100K	1295.1/100K	18,454
160	B	Blue Earth	61	379.6/100K	189.8/100K	3,161
161	B	Redwood Falls	60	297.4/100K	1189.5/100K	5,044
162	B	Faribault	60	307.6/100K	1129.2/100K	24,708
163	C	Fergus Falls	59	203.6/100K	2365.7/100K	14,245
164	C	Eveleth	59	204.9/100K	2312/100K	3,417
165	C	Chisholm	59	278.8/100K	1565.5/100K	4,663
166	C	New Richland	59	330.3/100K	908.3/100K	1,211
167	C	Gibbon	59	380.7/100K	380.7/100K	788
168	C	Alexandria	58	290.7/100K	1519.6/100K	15,136
169	C	Fairmont	58	294.9/100K	1395.9/100K	10,173
170	C	Waite Park	57	130.8/100K	4100.8/100K	8,413
171	C	Baxter	56	173/100K	3081.4/100K	9,249
172	C	Spring Lake Park	56	285.4/100K	1812.5/100K	7,007
173	C	West St. Paul	54	162.7/100K	4302.2/100K	22,128
174	C	South St. Paul	54	348.7/100K	1322.2/100K	20,648
175	C	St. Louis Park	53	179.5/100K	3327.1/100K	49,592
176	C	Royalton	53	234.6/100K	2658.3/100K	1,279
177	C	Crystal	53	279.4/100K	2225.6/100K	21,477
178	C	Duluth	52	219.3/100K	2954.4/100K	88,003
179	C	Mankato	52	255.8/100K	2609.6/100K	46,137
180	C	Richfield	52	267.3/100K	2460.9/100K	36,287
181	C	Crookston	51	416.4/100K	916/100K	7,205
182	C	Brooklyn Park	49	291.3/100K	2478.2/100K	80,665
183	C	Columbia Heights	49	321.3/100K	2185/100K	23,341
184	C	Moorhead	49	365.4/100K	1675.3/100K	45,424
185	C	Fridley	48	247.1/100K	3080.2/100K	30,355
186	C	Dilworth	47	227.8/100K	6193/100K	4,828
187	C	Robbinsdale	46	384.9/100K	1771.8/100K	13,771
188	C	Willmar	45	438.5/100K	1292.2/100K	21,437
189	C	Oak Park Heights	43	389.2/100K	2075.7/100K	4,625
190	C	Brainerd	42	431.1/100K	1779/100K	14,615
191	C	Fosston	41	365.5/100K	2558.5/100K	1,368
192	C	Virginia	40	412/100K	2144.7/100K	8,253
193	C	Park Rapids	40	414/100K	2115.9/100K	4,348
194	D	Bloomington	39	311.8/100K	3464.3/100K	86,598
195	D	Breckenridge	35	636.2/100K	242.4/100K	3,301
196	D	Isle	34	361.4/100K	3494/100K	830
197	D	St. Cloud	34	408.4/100K	2915/100K	71,492
198	D	Maplewood	31	454.1/100K	2714.6/100K	39,638
199	D	Roseville	30	399.9/100K	8496.9/100K	35,507
200	F	Gilbert	24	603.9/100K	1872/100K	1,656
201	F	International Falls	22	703.7/100K	866.1/100K	5,542
202	F	Onamia	15	1411.8/100K	1764.7/100K	850
203	F	St. Paul	14	617.7/100K	2834.1/100K	304,051
204	F	Brooklyn Center	9	679.4/100K	2688.5/100K	31,058
205	F	Bemidji	0	813.7/100K	4585.9/100K	15,853
206	F	Minneapolis	0	1160.2/100K	5142.9/100K	423,282

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Minnesota's overall crime safety grade?

Minnesota has an overall safety grade of B (score: 60/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 259.4 per 100K and property crime rate of 1624.6 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Minnesota have an A+ safety grade?

24 cities in Minnesota earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 89 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Minnesota?

Dayton is the highest-rated city in Minnesota with an A+ grade (score: 95/100). Its violent crime rate is 17.7 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Minnesota grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (60/100 here, grade B).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (206 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Minnesota's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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