Crystal, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Crystal, MN Summary

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

  • There were 527 total crimes committed in Crystal in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,418.3 total crimes per 100K people in Crystal.
  • The overall crime rate in Crystal is 14.11% above the national average.
  • Crystal ranks #236 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Crystal ranks #7,933 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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Crystal Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crystal is 2,418.3 per 100,000 people. That's 14.11% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 29.81% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crystal
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 527 2,418.3 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 14 64.2 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 43 197.3 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 71 325.8 256.6 359.0
Burglary 38 174.4 184.7 229.0
Larceny 367 1,684.1 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 51 234.0 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 456 2,092.5 1,606.3 1,760.0

Crystal 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 Crystal

71
Violent Crimes
325.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Crystal in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crystal is 325.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 306.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crystal each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.25% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.95% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crystal

456
Property Crimes
2,092.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 456 property crimes in Crystal in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crystal is 2,092.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crystal each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.89% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.27% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crystal

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brooklyn Park, MN 81,920 2,567 3,133.5 2,751.5 382.1
Plymouth, MN 77,576 899 1,158.9 1,088.0 70.9
Maple Grove, MN 70,729 1,350 1,908.7 1,812.6 96.1
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
Brooklyn Center, MN 31,522 1,009 3,200.9 2,458.6 742.3
Fridley, MN 30,656 1,130 3,686.1 3,412.1 274.0
Columbia Heights, MN 23,348 476 2,038.7 1,721.8 316.9
Golden Valley, MN 21,095 160 758.5 687.4 71.1

Crystal SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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