Burnsville, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Burnsville, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,444 total crimes committed in Burnsville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,268.7 total crimes per 100K people in Burnsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Burnsville is 7.05% above the national average.
  • Burnsville ranks #229 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Burnsville ranks #7,692 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

Burnsville Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burnsville is 2,268.7 per 100,000 people. That's 7.05% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 21.78% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burnsville
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,444 2,268.7 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.6 2.9 5.0
Robbery 18 28.3 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 128 201.1 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 168 263.9 256.6 359.0
Burglary 96 150.8 184.7 229.0
Larceny 1,065 1,673.2 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 115 180.7 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 1,276 2,004.7 1,606.3 1,760.0

Burnsville 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 Burnsville

168
Violent Crimes
263.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 168 violent crimes in Burnsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burnsville is 263.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 378.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burnsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.48% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.84% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burnsville

1,276
Property Crimes
2,004.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,276 property crimes in Burnsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burnsville is 2,004.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burnsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.90% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.81% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burnsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bloomington, MN 86,793 3,673 4,231.9 3,924.3 307.6
Woodbury, MN 80,153 1,088 1,357.4 1,298.8 58.6
Plymouth, MN 77,576 899 1,158.9 1,088.0 70.9
Lakeville, MN 76,929 606 787.7 694.1 93.6
Eagan, MN 66,943 1,400 2,091.3 1,980.8 110.5
Eden Prairie, MN 61,645 894 1,450.2 1,388.6 61.6
Apple Valley, MN 54,995 1,149 2,089.3 1,847.4 241.8
Edina, MN 51,980 977 1,879.6 1,798.8 80.8
Minnetonka, MN 51,791 925 1,786.0 1,706.9 79.2
Shakopee, MN 46,597 677 1,452.9 1,317.7 135.2

Burnsville SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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