Burnsville, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burnsville, MN Summary

Crime in Burnsville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Burnsville 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 Burnsville:

  • There were 1,744 total crimes committed in Burnsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,752.5 total crimes per 100K people in Burnsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Burnsville is 18.43% above the national average.
  • Burnsville ranks #261 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Burnsville ranks #7,824 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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Burnsville Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burnsville is 2,752.5 per 100,000 people. That's 18.43% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 14.57% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burnsville
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,744 2,752.5 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.6 3.4 6.3
Robbery 26 41.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 126 198.9 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 177 279.4 277.5 369.8
Burglary 121 191.0 307.0 269.8
Larceny 1,263 1,993.3 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 183 288.8 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,567 2,473.1 2,124.9 1,954.4

Burnsville 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 Burnsville

177
Violent Crimes
279.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 177 violent crimes in Burnsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burnsville is 279.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 358.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burnsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.46% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.67% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burnsville

1,567
Property Crimes
2,473.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,567 property crimes in Burnsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burnsville is 2,473.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burnsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.54% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.39% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burnsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bloomington, MN 88,745 3,580 4,034.0 3,742.2 291.8
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Eagan, MN 68,518 1,637 2,389.2 2,250.5 138.6
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Apple Valley, MN 55,145 1,036 1,878.7 1,635.7 243.0
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
Shakopee, MN 45,122 783 1,735.3 1,600.1 135.2

Burnsville SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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