Crookston, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Crookston, MN Summary

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

  • There were 104 total crimes committed in Crookston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,433.5 total crimes per 100K people in Crookston.
  • The overall crime rate in Crookston is -32.36% below the national average.
  • Crookston ranks #182 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Crookston ranks #5,851 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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Crookston Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crookston is 1,433.5 per 100,000 people. That's -32.36% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -23.05% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crookston
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 104 1,433.5 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 24 330.8 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 32 441.1 256.6 359.0
Burglary 11 151.6 184.7 229.0
Larceny 57 785.7 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 55.1 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 72 992.4 1,606.3 1,760.0

Crookston 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 Crookston

32
Violent Crimes
441.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
22.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Crookston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crookston is 441.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 226.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crookston each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 22.86% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.86% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crookston

72
Property Crimes
992.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 property crimes in Crookston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crookston is 992.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crookston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.61% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.22% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crookston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Forks, ND 58,848 1,554 2,640.7 2,282.2 358.6
East Grand Forks, MN 8,997 39 433.5 355.7 77.8
Thief River Falls, MN 8,939 138 1,543.8 1,353.6 190.2

Crookston SnackAbility

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