Austin, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Austin, MN Summary

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

  • There were 502 total crimes committed in Austin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,915.2 total crimes per 100K people in Austin.
  • The overall crime rate in Austin is -9.63% below the national average.
  • Austin ranks #214 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Austin ranks #7,032 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.

Additional research about crime in Minnesota

Austin Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Austin is 1,915.2 per 100,000 people. That's -9.63% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 2.80% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Austin
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 502 1,915.2 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.8 2.9 5.0
Robbery 1 3.8 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 45 171.7 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 59 225.1 256.6 359.0
Burglary 71 270.9 184.7 229.0
Larceny 335 1,278.0 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 37 141.2 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 443 1,690.1 1,606.3 1,760.0

Austin 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 Austin

59
Violent Crimes
225.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Austin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Austin is 225.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 444.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Austin each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.30% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.30% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Austin

443
Property Crimes
1,690.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 443 property crimes in Austin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Austin is 1,690.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Austin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.97% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.22% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Austin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rochester, MN 122,035 2,141 1,754.4 1,592.2 162.2
Owatonna, MN 26,501 291 1,098.1 909.4 188.7
Faribault, MN 24,557 409 1,665.5 1,413.0 252.5
Albert Lea, MN 18,347 423 2,305.6 2,060.3 245.3
Waseca, MN 9,113 128 1,404.6 1,251.0 153.6
Clear Lake, IA 7,536 142 1,884.3 1,632.2 252.1
Kasson, MN 7,057 43 609.3 510.1 99.2

Austin SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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