Pelican Rapids, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pelican Rapids, MN Summary

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

  • There were 8 total crimes committed in Pelican Rapids the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 311.2 total crimes per 100K people in Pelican Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Pelican Rapids is -86.61% below the national average.
  • Pelican Rapids ranks #58 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Pelican Rapids ranks #1,125 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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Pelican Rapids Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pelican Rapids is 311.2 per 100,000 people. That's -86.61% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -87.05% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pelican Rapids
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8 311.2 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 38.9 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2 77.8 277.5 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 307.0 269.8
Larceny 4 155.6 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 77.8 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 6 233.4 2,124.9 1,954.4

Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids

2
Violent Crimes
77.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Pelican Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pelican Rapids is 77.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,285.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pelican Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.97% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pelican Rapids

6
Property Crimes
233.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 property crimes in Pelican Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pelican Rapids is 233.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 428.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pelican Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.06% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.02% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pelican Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fargo, ND 127,649 6,081 4,763.8 4,147.3 616.5
Moorhead, MN 44,859 1,191 2,655.0 2,242.6 412.4
West Fargo, ND 39,987 588 1,470.5 1,287.9 182.6
Fergus Falls, MN 14,017 355 2,532.6 2,311.5 221.2
Detroit Lakes, MN 9,771 240 2,456.2 2,190.2 266.1
Wahpeton, ND 7,956 197 2,476.1 2,287.6 188.5
Barnesville, MN 2,799 4 142.9 142.9 0.0
Frazee, MN 1,311 5 381.4 305.1 76.3

Pelican Rapids SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
9
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