Minnetonka, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Minnetonka, MN Summary

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

  • There were 955 total crimes committed in Minnetonka the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,825.7 total crimes per 100K people in Minnetonka.
  • The overall crime rate in Minnetonka is -21.45% below the national average.
  • Minnetonka ranks #209 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Minnetonka ranks #6,144 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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Minnetonka Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Minnetonka is 1,825.7 per 100,000 people. That's -21.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.00% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Minnetonka
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 955 1,825.7 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 13 24.9 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 51.6 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 47 89.9 277.5 369.8
Burglary 102 195.0 307.0 269.8
Larceny 735 1,405.1 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 71 135.7 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 908 1,735.8 2,124.9 1,954.4

Minnetonka 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 Minnetonka

47
Violent Crimes
89.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Minnetonka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Minnetonka is 89.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,113.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Minnetonka each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.62% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Minnetonka

908
Property Crimes
1,735.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 908 property crimes in Minnetonka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Minnetonka is 1,735.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Minnetonka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.31% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Minnetonka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Maple Grove, MN 70,935 1,454 2,049.8 1,932.8 117.0
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Edina, MN 53,206 1,101 2,069.3 1,977.2 92.1
St. Louis Park, MN 48,311 1,758 3,638.9 3,458.8 180.1
Champlin, MN 23,038 264 1,145.9 1,037.4 108.5
Hopkins, MN 18,125 457 2,521.4 2,322.8 198.6
Rogers, MN 13,438 286 2,128.3 2,024.1 104.2
Mendota Heights, MN 11,569 230 1,988.1 1,858.4 129.7
Minnetrista, MN 10,959 79 720.9 684.4 36.5

Minnetonka SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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