Princeton, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Princeton, MN Summary

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

  • There were 132 total crimes committed in Princeton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,667.2 total crimes per 100K people in Princeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Princeton is 14.76% above the national average.
  • Princeton ranks #257 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Princeton ranks #7,714 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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Princeton Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Princeton is 2,667.2 per 100,000 people. That's 14.76% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.02% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Princeton
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 132 2,667.2 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 141.4 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 7 141.4 277.5 369.8
Burglary 1 20.2 307.0 269.8
Larceny 114 2,303.5 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 202.1 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 125 2,525.8 2,124.9 1,954.4

Princeton 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 Princeton

7
Violent Crimes
141.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Princeton is 141.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 707.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.03% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Princeton

125
Property Crimes
2,525.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 125 property crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Princeton is 2,525.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.87% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Princeton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elk River, MN 26,519 479 1,806.3 1,704.4 101.8
Big Lake, MN 12,625 39 308.9 253.5 55.4
Cambridge, MN 10,137 396 3,906.5 3,807.8 98.6
St. Francis, MN 8,502 126 1,482.0 1,329.1 152.9
Isanti, MN 7,257 76 1,047.3 950.8 96.5
Milaca, MN 3,092 106 3,428.2 3,298.8 129.4
Foley, MN 2,681 79 2,946.7 2,424.5 522.2

Princeton SnackAbility

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