Richfield, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Richfield, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,095 total crimes committed in Richfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,035.0 total crimes per 100K people in Richfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Richfield is 30.58% above the national average.
  • Richfield ranks #266 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Richfield ranks #8,167 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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Richfield Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richfield is 3,035.0 per 100,000 people. That's 30.58% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.33% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richfield
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,095 3,035.0 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.8 3.4 6.3
Robbery 28 77.6 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 79 219.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 122 338.1 277.5 369.8
Burglary 84 232.8 307.0 269.8
Larceny 759 2,103.7 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 130 360.3 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 973 2,696.9 2,124.9 1,954.4

Richfield 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 Richfield

122
Violent Crimes
338.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 122 violent crimes in Richfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richfield is 338.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 295.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.86% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richfield

973
Property Crimes
2,696.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 973 property crimes in Richfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richfield is 2,696.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.92% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Minneapolis, MN 421,690 27,361 6,488.4 5,262.4 1,226.0
Bloomington, MN 88,745 3,580 4,034.0 3,742.2 291.8
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Maple Grove, MN 70,935 1,454 2,049.8 1,932.8 117.0
Eagan, MN 68,518 1,637 2,389.2 2,250.5 138.6
Burnsville, MN 63,361 1,744 2,752.5 2,473.1 279.4
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

Richfield SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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