Dayton, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dayton, MN Summary

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

  • There were 60 total crimes committed in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 582.1 total crimes per 100K people in Dayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dayton is -72.53% below the national average.
  • Dayton ranks #93 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Dayton ranks #2,606 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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Dayton Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dayton is 582.1 per 100,000 people. That's -72.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -68.75% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dayton
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 60 582.1 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 48.5 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 5 48.5 256.6 359.0
Burglary 6 58.2 184.7 229.0
Larceny 45 436.6 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 38.8 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 55 533.6 1,606.3 1,760.0

Dayton 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 Dayton

5
Violent Crimes
48.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dayton is 48.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,061.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.49% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.10% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dayton

55
Property Crimes
533.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 property crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dayton is 533.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.68% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.78% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dayton

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
Coon Rapids, MN 62,391 1,071 1,716.6 1,532.3 184.3
Minnetonka, MN 51,791 925 1,786.0 1,706.9 79.2
Ramsey, MN 28,598 171 597.9 517.5 80.4
Champlin, MN 22,750 217 953.8 870.3 83.5
Golden Valley, MN 21,095 160 758.5 687.4 71.1
Anoka, MN 18,029 281 1,558.6 1,270.2 288.4
Rogers, MN 13,591 295 2,170.6 2,038.1 132.4

Dayton SnackAbility

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