Willmar, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Willmar, MN Summary

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

  • There were 515 total crimes committed in Willmar the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,441.1 total crimes per 100K people in Willmar.
  • The overall crime rate in Willmar is 5.03% above the national average.
  • Willmar ranks #247 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Willmar ranks #7,388 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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Willmar Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Willmar is 2,441.1 per 100,000 people. That's 5.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.61% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Willmar
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 515 2,441.1 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 75 355.5 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 92 436.1 277.5 369.8
Burglary 17 80.6 307.0 269.8
Larceny 365 1,730.1 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 194.3 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 423 2,005.0 2,124.9 1,954.4

Willmar 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 Willmar

92
Violent Crimes
436.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 92 violent crimes in Willmar in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Willmar is 436.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Willmar each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.92% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 57.16% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Willmar

423
Property Crimes
2,005.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 423 property crimes in Willmar in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Willmar is 2,005.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Willmar each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.64% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Willmar

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hutchinson, MN 14,628 185 1,264.7 977.6 287.1
Waite Park, MN 8,349 673 8,060.8 7,545.8 515.0
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
Montevideo, MN 5,180 2 38.6 38.6 0.0
Atwater, MN 1,108 2 180.5 180.5 0.0

Willmar SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
10
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