What is the #1 most dangerous cities in minnesota?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Minneapolis	426,845	11.62
2	Hilltop	1,056	8.19
3	Bemidji	15,490	8.14
4	International Falls	5,728	7.04
5	Brooklyn Center	32,811	6.83
6	Breckenridge	3,369	6.36
7	St. Paul	307,762	6.18
8	Gilbert	1,693	6.04
9	Newport	4,460	4.89
10	Maplewood	40,981	4.54
11	Willmar	21,136	4.38
12	Brainerd	14,474	4.31
13	Crookston	7,388	4.16
14	Park Rapids	4,226	4.14
15	Virginia	8,362	4.12
16	St. Cloud	69,926	4.08
17	Roseville	35,905	4.00
18	Oak Park Heights	4,782	3.89
19	Robbinsdale	14,318	3.85
20	Blue Earth	3,170	3.80
21	Moorhead	44,706	3.65
22	Mountain Lake	1,833	3.63
23	South St. Paul	20,633	3.49
24	Roseau	2,728	3.36
25	New Richland	1,068	3.30
26	Columbia Heights	22,016	3.21
27	Bloomington	88,838	3.13
28	Keewatin	1,229	3.10
29	Faribault	24,458	3.08
30	St. Paul Park	5,464	3.01
31	Granite Falls	2,612	3.00
32	Redwood Falls	5,075	2.97
33	Fairmont	10,348	2.95
34	Brooklyn Park	84,349	2.91
35	Alexandria	14,579	2.91
36	Hopkins	18,696	2.87
37	Wheaton	1,334	2.86
38	Spring Lake Park	6,997	2.85
39	Worthington	13,792	2.81
40	Albany	2,800	2.81
41	Crystal	22,685	2.79
42	Chisholm	4,731	2.79
43	Marshall	13,880	2.73
44	Richfield	36,725	2.70
45	Mankato	44,882	2.56
46	Wells	2,317	2.50
47	Windom	4,786	2.50
48	Fridley	29,944	2.47
49	Litchfield	6,599	2.46
50	Anoka	17,941	2.44
51	Long Prairie	3,683	2.42
52	Renville	1,397	2.39
53	Royalton	1,092	2.35
54	Dilworth	4,664	2.28
55	Silver Bay	1,790	2.23
56	St. Francis	8,279	2.23
57	Duluth	86,863	2.20
58	Hutchinson	14,629	2.17
59	Apple Valley	55,696	2.14
60	Coon Rapids	63,348	2.13
61	Burnsville	64,295	2.10
62	Nashwauk	1,035	2.09
63	Albert Lea	18,379	2.09
64	Morris	5,092	2.07
65	Eveleth	3,470	2.05
66	Benson	3,449	2.04
67	Fergus Falls	14,138	2.04
68	Red Wing	16,660	2.02
69	Waseca	9,209	1.95
70	Dawson	1,441	1.92
71	Mendota Heights	11,644	1.91
72	Austin	26,167	1.91
73	Mounds View	12,992	1.89
74	Winona	25,998	1.88
75	North St. Paul	12,511	1.88
76	St. Louis Park	49,541	1.88
77	New Hope	21,402	1.87
78	Oakdale	28,109	1.81
79	Winsted	2,023	1.80
80	Cloquet	12,582	1.75
81	Ortonville	1,968	1.73
82	Baxter	8,804	1.73
83	Detroit Lakes	10,002	1.71
84	Inver Grove Heights	35,772	1.66
85	Staples	2,359	1.64
86	Spring Grove	1,223	1.63
87	West St. Paul	21,076	1.63
88	Clara City	1,497	1.58
89	Rochester	121,638	1.54
90	Paynesville	2,476	1.53
91	Bagley	1,218	1.53
92	Coleraine	1,888	1.52
93	Northfield	20,678	1.52
94	Fulda	1,348	1.51
95	Owatonna	26,462	1.51
96	St. James	4,740	1.50
97	North Mankato	14,212	1.50
98	Minneota	1,531	1.49
99	Foley	2,685	1.48
100	Appleton	1,360	1.47
101	Babbitt	1,420	1.46
102	Cannon Falls	4,216	1.43
103	Pierz	1,581	1.36
104	Belle Plaine	7,401	1.35
105	Rogers	13,405	1.31
106	Waite Park	8,341	1.31
107	Gaylord	2,074	1.28
108	Ely	3,239	1.25
109	Forest Lake	20,678	1.21
110	Janesville	2,449	1.21
111	Cold Spring	4,201	1.21
112	Lake Crystal	2,530	1.21
113	St. Joseph	7,024	1.19
114	Le Center	2,514	1.19
115	St. Anthony	9,516	1.19
116	Lauderdale	2,386	1.18
117	Shakopee	45,002	1.16
118	Minnetonka	53,256	1.16
119	Champlin	23,450	1.15
120	Sleepy Eye	3,438	1.14
121	Glenwood	2,648	1.14
122	Waterville	1,778	1.14
123	Maple Grove	70,539	1.13
124	Hastings	22,050	1.13
125	East Grand Forks	9,067	1.13
126	Wayzata	4,363	1.12
127	Melrose	3,608	1.11
128	North Branch	11,182	1.07
129	Falcon Heights	5,145	1.07
130	Prior Lake	27,832	1.07
131	Eagan	68,158	1.03
132	Hector	1,111	1.02
133	Little Falls	9,094	0.99
134	Woodbury	76,945	0.99
135	Milaca	3,033	0.98
136	Proctor	3,102	0.97
137	Kasson	6,964	0.97
138	Mapleton	1,745	0.93
139	Wadena	4,361	0.92
140	Blaine	71,261	0.92
141	Eagle Lake	3,268	0.92
142	New Brighton	22,900	0.91
143	Thief River Falls	8,841	0.91
144	Elk River	26,367	0.90
145	Jordan	6,704	0.88
146	Glencoe	5,702	0.88
147	Grand Rapids	11,186	0.88
148	Sauk Rapids	13,851	0.87
149	Hawley	2,086	0.87
150	Annandale	3,365	0.87
151	White Bear Lake	24,026	0.87
152	Chaska	28,146	0.85
153	Stillwater	19,323	0.83
154	Isanti	7,023	0.80
155	Goodhue	1,261	0.79
156	Farmington	23,675	0.79
157	Hermantown	10,192	0.78
158	Savage	32,706	0.78
159	Becker	4,958	0.78
160	Pelican Rapids	2,589	0.77
161	Wabasha	2,569	0.77
162	Lakeville	72,480	0.76
163	Madison Lake	1,178	0.76
164	La Crescent	5,266	0.76
165	Lake City	5,021	0.75
166	New York Mills	1,319	0.74
167	Eden Prairie	63,249	0.73
168	Edina	53,125	0.73
169	St. Peter	12,085	0.73
170	Barnesville	2,757	0.72
171	New Ulm	14,066	0.72
172	Le Sueur	4,204	0.71
173	Golden Valley	21,927	0.67
174	Moose Lake	3,297	0.67
175	Sartell	19,620	0.66
176	Sauk Centre	4,589	0.65
177	Cambridge	9,992	0.65
178	Hibbing	16,100	0.63
179	Ramsey	28,070	0.62
180	Wyoming	8,063	0.61
181	Lakefield	1,652	0.58
182	Rosemount	26,509	0.57
183	Plainview	3,501	0.56
184	Princeton	4,988	0.55
185	Buffalo	16,388	0.54
186	Orono	8,205	0.53
187	Blooming Prairie	1,977	0.51
188	Plymouth	79,526	0.51
189	Springfield	2,209	0.51
190	St. Charles	4,021	0.49
191	Zumbrota	3,843	0.49
192	New Prague	8,195	0.48
193	Little Canada	10,546	0.48
194	Tracy	1,869	0.48
195	Aitkin	2,217	0.47
196	Minnetrista	8,509	0.45
197	Olivia	2,243	0.44
198	Madelia	2,380	0.42
199	Crosslake	2,648	0.41
200	Osseo	2,601	0.40
201	Lonsdale	4,789	0.40
202	Cottage Grove	40,124	0.39
203	Lino Lakes	21,847	0.35
204	Vadnais Heights	12,789	0.30
205	Montgomery	3,366	0.28
206	Bayport	3,948	0.27
207	Dayton	8,381	0.18
208	Medina	6,858	0.14
209	Corcoran	6,854	0.12
210	Arden Hills	9,737	0.10
211	Shoreview	26,724	0.08
212	Canby	1,563	0.00
213	Caledonia	2,825	0.00
214	Nisswa	1,744	0.00
215	Howard Lake	1,864	0.00
216	Osakis	1,667	0.00
217	Breezy Point	2,647	0.00
218	Starbuck	1,307	0.00
219	Braham	1,674	0.00
220	Kenyon	1,811	0.00
221	Truman	1,223	0.00
222	Two Harbors	3,598	0.00
223	Tyler	1,019	0.00
224	Rushford	1,790	0.00
225	Lake Shore	1,117	0.00
226	Baudette	1,117	0.00
227	Warroad	2,067	0.00
228	Avon	1,493	0.00
229	Atwater	1,217	0.00
230	Arlington	2,298	0.00
231	Menahga	1,292	0.00
232	Pequot Lakes	2,236	0.00
233	Perham	3,577	0.00
234	Lester Prairie	1,848	0.00
235	Winnebago	1,247	0.00
236	Adrian	1,288	0.00
237	Ada	1,834	0.00
238	Winthrop	1,275	0.00
239	Lewiston	1,680	0.00
240	Preston	1,315	0.00
241	Parkers Prairie	1,089	0.00
242	North Oaks	5,175	0.00
243	Frazee	1,595	0.00
244	Montevideo	5,303	0.00
245	Fairfax	1,134	0.00
246	Eden Valley	1,077	0.00
247	Dundas	1,882	0.00
248	Deephaven	3,835	0.00
249	Crosby	2,253	0.00
250	Glyndon	1,286	0.00
251	Goodview	4,104	0.00
252	Chatfield	2,693	0.00
253	Slayton	2,089	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Minnesota are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in minnesota?: Minneapolis ranks #1 with 11.62 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in minnesota?: 1. Minneapolis (11.62), 2. Hilltop (8.19), 3. Bemidji (8.14), 4. International Falls (7.04), 5. Brooklyn Center (6.83)
How many cities in Minnesota are ranked?: This ranking includes 253 cities in Minnesota with available data.

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