Chaska, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Chaska:

  • There were 249 total crimes committed in Chaska the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 882.9 total crimes per 100K people in Chaska.
  • The overall crime rate in Chaska is -62.01% below the national average.
  • Chaska ranks #142 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Chaska ranks #3,342 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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Chaska Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chaska is 882.9 per 100,000 people. That's -62.01% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -63.25% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chaska
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 249 882.9 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 7.1 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 70.9 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 27 95.7 277.5 369.8
Burglary 24 85.1 307.0 269.8
Larceny 181 641.8 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 60.3 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 222 787.1 2,124.9 1,954.4

Chaska 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 Chaska

27
Violent Crimes
95.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Chaska in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chaska is 95.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,044.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chaska each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.50% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chaska

222
Property Crimes
787.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 222 property crimes in Chaska in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chaska is 787.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.0 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 -59.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.96% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 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 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
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
Shakopee, MN 45,122 783 1,735.3 1,600.1 135.2
Golden Valley, MN 21,424 464 2,165.8 1,979.1 186.7
Minnetrista, MN 10,959 79 720.9 684.4 36.5

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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