La Crescent, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Crescent, MN Summary

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

  • There were 12 total crimes committed in La Crescent the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 229.8 total crimes per 100K people in La Crescent.
  • The overall crime rate in La Crescent is -90.11% below the national average.
  • La Crescent ranks #45 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • La Crescent ranks #868 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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La Crescent Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Crescent is 229.8 per 100,000 people. That's -90.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -90.43% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Crescent
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12 229.8 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 19.1 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2 38.3 277.5 369.8
Burglary 1 19.1 307.0 269.8
Larceny 8 153.2 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 19.1 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 10 191.5 2,124.9 1,954.4

La Crescent 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 La Crescent

2
Violent Crimes
38.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in La Crescent in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Crescent is 38.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,611.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Crescent each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.20% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Crescent

10
Property Crimes
191.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-90.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 property crimes in La Crescent in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Crescent is 191.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 522.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Crescent each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -90.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -90.99% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Crescent

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Crosse, WI 51,727 1,759 3,400.5 3,095.1 305.4
Winona, MN 25,936 653 2,517.7 2,351.9 165.8
Onalaska, WI 18,807 406 2,158.8 2,121.6 37.2
Holmen, WI 11,058 69 624.0 605.9 18.1
Sparta, WI 9,901 372 3,757.2 3,181.5 575.7
Tomah, WI 9,418 211 2,240.4 2,038.6 201.7
Decorah, IA 7,764 22 283.4 128.8 154.6
West Salem, WI 5,271 50 948.6 815.8 132.8

La Crescent SnackAbility

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