Bemidji, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bemidji, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,073 total crimes committed in Bemidji in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,614.9 total crimes per 100K people in Bemidji.
  • The overall crime rate in Bemidji is 212.14% above the national average.
  • Bemidji ranks #267 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Bemidji ranks #9,750 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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Bemidji Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bemidji is 6,614.9 per 100,000 people. That's 212.14% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 255.08% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bemidji
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,073 6,614.9 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 12.3 2.9 5.0
Robbery 7 43.2 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 46 283.6 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 78 480.9 256.6 359.0
Burglary 78 480.9 184.7 229.0
Larceny 887 5,468.2 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 184.9 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 995 6,134.0 1,606.3 1,760.0

Bemidji 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 Bemidji

78
Violent Crimes
480.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
33.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 78 violent crimes in Bemidji in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bemidji is 480.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bemidji each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 33.94% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 87.36% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bemidji

995
Property Crimes
6,134.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
248.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 995 property crimes in Bemidji in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bemidji is 6,134.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bemidji each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 248.52% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 281.88% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Bemidji SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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