Brooklyn Park, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brooklyn Park, MN Summary

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

  • There were 3,042 total crimes committed in Brooklyn Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,679.2 total crimes per 100K people in Brooklyn Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Brooklyn Park is 58.30% above the national average.
  • Brooklyn Park ranks #273 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Brooklyn Park ranks #8,736 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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Brooklyn Park Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brooklyn Park is 3,679.2 per 100,000 people. That's 58.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 53.15% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brooklyn Park
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,042 3,679.2 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.4 3.4 6.3
Robbery 78 94.3 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 175 211.7 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 315 381.0 277.5 369.8
Burglary 245 296.3 307.0 269.8
Larceny 2,102 2,542.3 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 380 459.6 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,727 3,298.2 2,124.9 1,954.4

Brooklyn Park 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 Brooklyn Park

315
Violent Crimes
381.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 315 violent crimes in Brooklyn Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brooklyn Park is 381.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brooklyn Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.02% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 37.30% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brooklyn Park

2,727
Property Crimes
3,298.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
68.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,727 property crimes in Brooklyn Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brooklyn Park is 3,298.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brooklyn Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 68.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.22% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brooklyn Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Maple Grove, MN 70,935 1,454 2,049.8 1,932.8 117.0
Coon Rapids, MN 63,181 1,327 2,100.3 1,869.2 231.1
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Edina, MN 53,206 1,101 2,069.3 1,977.2 92.1
Minnetonka, MN 52,309 955 1,825.7 1,735.8 89.9
Brooklyn Center, MN 32,094 1,166 3,633.1 3,031.7 601.4
Fridley, MN 31,095 1,435 4,614.9 4,145.4 469.5
Champlin, MN 23,038 264 1,145.9 1,037.4 108.5
Crystal, MN 22,175 604 2,723.8 2,421.6 302.1

Brooklyn Park SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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