Elk River, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elk River, MN Summary

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

  • There were 479 total crimes committed in Elk River the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,806.3 total crimes per 100K people in Elk River.
  • The overall crime rate in Elk River is -22.28% below the national average.
  • Elk River ranks #206 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Elk River ranks #6,108 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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Elk River Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elk River is 1,806.3 per 100,000 people. That's -22.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.81% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elk River
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 479 1,806.3 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 7.5 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 67.9 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 27 101.8 277.5 369.8
Burglary 31 116.9 307.0 269.8
Larceny 393 1,482.0 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 105.6 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 452 1,704.4 2,124.9 1,954.4

Elk River 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 Elk River

27
Violent Crimes
101.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Elk River in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elk River is 101.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 982.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elk River each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.31% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elk River

452
Property Crimes
1,704.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 452 property crimes in Elk River in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elk River is 1,704.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elk River each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.79% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.79% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elk River

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Maple Grove, MN 70,935 1,454 2,049.8 1,932.8 117.0
Ramsey, MN 28,562 224 784.3 714.2 70.0
Champlin, MN 23,038 264 1,145.9 1,037.4 108.5
Rogers, MN 13,438 286 2,128.3 2,024.1 104.2
Big Lake, MN 12,625 39 308.9 253.5 55.4
Dayton, MN 9,078 60 660.9 638.9 22.0
St. Francis, MN 8,502 126 1,482.0 1,329.1 152.9
Corcoran, MN 7,295 27 370.1 342.7 27.4

Elk River SnackAbility

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