Minnesota Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of Minnesota violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Minnesota crime rate for 2018 was 220.44 per 100,000 population, a 8.02% decline from 2017.
  • The Minnesota crime rate for 2017 was 239.67 per 100,000 population, a 0.92% decline from 2016.
  • The Minnesota crime rate for 2016 was 241.9 per 100,000 population, a 0.43% decline from 2015.
  • The Minnesota crime rate for 2015 was 242.94 per 100,000 population, a 6.02% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Minnesota United States
2018 220.44 380.56
2017 239.67 394.86
2016 241.90 397.52
2015 242.94 373.74
2014 229.15 361.55
2013 234.41 369.13
2012 230.85 387.75
2011 230.45 387.06
2010 235.66 404.50
2009 244.46 431.88
2008 265.36 458.61
2007 289.63 471.77
2006 310.46 479.34
2005 297.32 469.04
2004 269.81 463.16
2003 262.95 475.84
2002 267.24 494.38
2001 263.72 504.52
2000 280.78 506.53
1999 274.00 522.95
1998 310.18 567.59
1997 337.75 610.98
1996 338.81 636.64
1995 356.10 684.46
1994 359.03 713.59
1993 353.91 747.15
1992 338.04 757.67
1991 316.02 758.18
1990 306.10 729.61
1989 288.28 666.90
1988 290.06 640.58
1987 285.40 612.49
1986 284.55 620.14
1985 256.40 558.06
1984 211.48 539.93
1983 190.85 538.12
1982 219.26 570.82
1981 228.46 593.47
1980 227.76 596.64
1979 221.01 548.86