Anoka, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Anoka, MN Summary

Crime in Anoka research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Anoka over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anoka:

  • There were 281 total crimes committed in Anoka in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,558.6 total crimes per 100K people in Anoka.
  • The overall crime rate in Anoka is -26.45% below the national average.
  • Anoka ranks #192 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Anoka ranks #6,193 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Anoka Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anoka is 1,558.6 per 100,000 people. That's -26.45% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -16.34% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anoka
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 281 1,558.6 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 4 22.2 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 39 216.3 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 52 288.4 256.6 359.0
Burglary 25 138.7 184.7 229.0
Larceny 182 1,009.5 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 22 122.0 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 229 1,270.2 1,606.3 1,760.0

Anoka Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Minnesota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Anoka

52
Violent Crimes
288.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Anoka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anoka is 288.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 346.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anoka each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.66% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.38% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anoka

229
Property Crimes
1,270.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 229 property crimes in Anoka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anoka is 1,270.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Anoka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.83% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.92% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Anoka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brooklyn Park, MN 81,920 2,567 3,133.5 2,751.5 382.1
Plymouth, MN 77,576 899 1,158.9 1,088.0 70.9
Maple Grove, MN 70,729 1,350 1,908.7 1,812.6 96.1
Coon Rapids, MN 62,391 1,071 1,716.6 1,532.3 184.3
St. Louis Park, MN 48,241 1,663 3,447.3 3,306.3 141.0
Ramsey, MN 28,598 171 597.9 517.5 80.4
Champlin, MN 22,750 217 953.8 870.3 83.5
Golden Valley, MN 21,095 160 758.5 687.4 71.1
Rogers, MN 13,591 295 2,170.6 2,038.1 132.4
Dayton, MN 10,307 60 582.1 533.6 48.5

Anoka SnackAbility

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