Wadena, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wadena, MN Summary

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

  • There were 92 total crimes committed in Wadena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,120.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wadena.
  • The overall crime rate in Wadena is -8.77% below the national average.
  • Wadena ranks #229 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Wadena ranks #6,789 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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Wadena Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wadena is 2,120.3 per 100,000 people. That's -8.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.74% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wadena
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 92 2,120.3 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 345.7 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 18 414.8 277.5 369.8
Burglary 6 138.3 307.0 269.8
Larceny 65 1,498.0 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 69.1 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 74 1,705.5 2,124.9 1,954.4

Wadena 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 Wadena

18
Violent Crimes
414.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Wadena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wadena is 414.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 241.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wadena each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.18% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 49.50% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wadena

74
Property Crimes
1,705.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 property crimes in Wadena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wadena is 1,705.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wadena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.74% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wadena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alexandria, MN 14,564 275 1,888.2 1,675.4 212.9
Brainerd, MN 14,398 407 2,826.8 2,319.8 507.0
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
Little Falls, MN 9,025 204 2,260.4 2,193.9 66.5
Baxter, MN 9,024 210 2,327.1 2,227.4 99.7
Staples, MN 2,971 36 1,211.7 1,178.1 33.7
New York Mills, MN 1,222 5 409.2 245.5 163.7

Wadena SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
7
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
10
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