Sauk Centre, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sauk Centre, MN Summary

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

  • There were 86 total crimes committed in Sauk Centre the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,853.0 total crimes per 100K people in Sauk Centre.
  • The overall crime rate in Sauk Centre is -20.27% below the national average.
  • Sauk Centre ranks #211 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Sauk Centre ranks #6,202 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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Sauk Centre Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sauk Centre is 1,853.0 per 100,000 people. That's -20.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.87% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sauk Centre
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 86 1,853.0 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 107.7 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 6 129.3 277.5 369.8
Burglary 17 366.3 307.0 269.8
Larceny 57 1,228.2 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 129.3 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 80 1,723.8 2,124.9 1,954.4

Sauk Centre 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 Sauk Centre

6
Violent Crimes
129.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Sauk Centre in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sauk Centre is 129.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 773.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sauk Centre each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.41% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sauk Centre

80
Property Crimes
1,723.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Sauk Centre in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sauk Centre is 1,723.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sauk Centre each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.88% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sauk Centre

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Cloud, MN 68,925 3,261 4,731.2 4,278.6 452.7
Willmar, MN 21,097 515 2,441.1 2,005.0 436.1
Sartell, MN 19,607 454 2,315.5 2,193.1 122.4
Alexandria, MN 14,564 275 1,888.2 1,675.4 212.9
Sauk Rapids, MN 13,860 250 1,803.8 1,724.4 79.4
Little Falls, MN 9,025 204 2,260.4 2,193.9 66.5
Grove, OK 7,179 242 3,370.9 3,036.6 334.3
St. Joseph, MN 6,937 36 519.0 475.7 43.2
Litchfield, MN 6,490 73 1,124.8 1,078.6 46.2
Morris, MN 5,319 84 1,579.2 1,372.4 206.8

Sauk Centre SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
9
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