Crookston, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Crookston, MN Summary

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

  • There were 147 total crimes committed in Crookston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,037.7 total crimes per 100K people in Crookston.
  • The overall crime rate in Crookston is -12.33% below the national average.
  • Crookston ranks #221 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Crookston ranks #6,615 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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Crookston Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crookston is 2,037.7 per 100,000 people. That's -12.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.18% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crookston
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 147 2,037.7 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 27.7 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 263.4 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 33 457.4 277.5 369.8
Burglary 21 291.1 307.0 269.8
Larceny 83 1,150.5 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 138.6 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 114 1,580.3 2,124.9 1,954.4

Crookston 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 Crookston

33
Violent Crimes
457.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
23.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Crookston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crookston is 457.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 218.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crookston each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 23.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 64.86% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crookston

114
Property Crimes
1,580.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-19.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 114 property crimes in Crookston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crookston is 1,580.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crookston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -19.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.63% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crookston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Forks, ND 58,620 1,923 3,280.5 2,987.0 293.4
East Grand Forks, MN 9,002 57 633.2 522.1 111.1
Thief River Falls, MN 8,625 195 2,260.9 2,202.9 58.0
Thompson, ND 1,086 1 92.1 0.0 92.1

Crookston SnackAbility

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