Chaska, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Chaska, MN Summary

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

  • There were 183 total crimes committed in Chaska in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 643.1 total crimes per 100K people in Chaska.
  • The overall crime rate in Chaska is -69.66% below the national average.
  • Chaska ranks #109 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Chaska ranks #2,882 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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Chaska Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chaska is 643.1 per 100,000 people. That's -69.66% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -65.48% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chaska
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 183 643.1 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 1 3.5 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 35.1 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 15 52.7 256.6 359.0
Burglary 19 66.8 184.7 229.0
Larceny 140 492.0 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 31.6 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 168 590.3 1,606.3 1,760.0

Chaska 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 Chaska

15
Violent Crimes
52.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Chaska in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chaska is 52.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,897.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chaska each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.46% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chaska

168
Property Crimes
590.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-66.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 168 property crimes in Chaska in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chaska is 590.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 169.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chaska each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -66.46% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.25% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chaska

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plymouth, MN 77,576 899 1,158.9 1,088.0 70.9
Eden Prairie, MN 61,645 894 1,450.2 1,388.6 61.6
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
Golden Valley, MN 21,095 160 758.5 687.4 71.1
Minnetrista, MN 10,992 68 618.6 582.2 36.4

Chaska SnackAbility

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