Ely, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ely, MN Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Ely the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,089.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ely.
  • The overall crime rate in Ely is -53.12% below the national average.
  • Ely ranks #161 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Ely ranks #4,035 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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Ely Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ely is 1,089.7 per 100,000 people. That's -53.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.64% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ely
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 1,089.7 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 124.5 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 6 186.8 277.5 369.8
Burglary 3 93.4 307.0 269.8
Larceny 25 778.3 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 31.1 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 29 902.9 2,124.9 1,954.4

Ely 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 Ely

6
Violent Crimes
186.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Ely in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ely is 186.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 535.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ely each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.68% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ely

29
Property Crimes
902.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Ely in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ely is 902.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ely each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.51% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ely

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Virginia, MN 8,276 223 2,694.5 2,162.9 531.7
Gilbert, MN 1,665 63 3,783.8 3,543.5 240.2
Babbitt, MN 1,376 13 944.8 436.0 508.7

Ely SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
10
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