Brooklyn Center, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brooklyn Center, MN Summary

Crime in Brooklyn Center research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brooklyn Center over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Brooklyn Center:

  • There were 1,166 total crimes committed in Brooklyn Center the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,633.1 total crimes per 100K people in Brooklyn Center.
  • The overall crime rate in Brooklyn Center is 56.32% above the national average.
  • Brooklyn Center ranks #271 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Brooklyn Center ranks #8,707 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Brooklyn Center Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brooklyn Center is 3,633.1 per 100,000 people. That's 56.32% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 51.23% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brooklyn Center
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,166 3,633.1 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.1 3.4 6.3
Robbery 68 211.9 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 86 268.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 193 601.4 277.5 369.8
Burglary 105 327.2 307.0 269.8
Larceny 677 2,109.4 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 191 595.1 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 973 3,031.7 2,124.9 1,954.4

Brooklyn Center Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Minnesota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Brooklyn Center

193
Violent Crimes
601.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
62.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 193 violent crimes in Brooklyn Center in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brooklyn Center is 601.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 166.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brooklyn Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 62.62% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 116.72% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brooklyn Center

973
Property Crimes
3,031.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
55.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 973 property crimes in Brooklyn Center in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brooklyn Center is 3,031.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brooklyn Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 55.12% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.68% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brooklyn Center

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brooklyn Park, MN 82,682 3,042 3,679.2 3,298.2 381.0
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Maple Grove, MN 70,935 1,454 2,049.8 1,932.8 117.0
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Edina, MN 53,206 1,101 2,069.3 1,977.2 92.1
Minnetonka, MN 52,309 955 1,825.7 1,735.8 89.9
Fridley, MN 31,095 1,435 4,614.9 4,145.4 469.5
New Brighton, MN 26,408 529 2,003.2 1,859.3 143.9
Champlin, MN 23,038 264 1,145.9 1,037.4 108.5
Columbia Heights, MN 22,682 591 2,605.6 2,195.6 410.0

Brooklyn Center SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
7
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