Dayton, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 60 total crimes committed in Dayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 660.9 total crimes per 100K people in Dayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dayton is -71.56% below the national average.
  • Dayton ranks #112 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Dayton ranks #2,484 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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Dayton Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dayton is 660.9 per 100,000 people. That's -71.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -72.49% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dayton
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 60 660.9 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 1 11.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 11.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2 22.0 277.5 369.8
Burglary 4 44.1 307.0 269.8
Larceny 51 561.8 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 33.0 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 58 638.9 2,124.9 1,954.4

Dayton 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 Dayton

2
Violent Crimes
22.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dayton is 22.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,539.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -92.06% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dayton

58
Property Crimes
638.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 property crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dayton is 638.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 156.5 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 -67.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.93% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 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 82,682 3,042 3,679.2 3,298.2 381.0
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Maple Grove, MN 70,935 1,454 2,049.8 1,932.8 117.0
Coon Rapids, MN 63,181 1,327 2,100.3 1,869.2 231.1
Minnetonka, MN 52,309 955 1,825.7 1,735.8 89.9
Ramsey, MN 28,562 224 784.3 714.2 70.0
Champlin, MN 23,038 264 1,145.9 1,037.4 108.5
Golden Valley, MN 21,424 464 2,165.8 1,979.1 186.7
Anoka, MN 17,864 271 1,517.0 1,265.1 251.9
Rogers, MN 13,438 286 2,128.3 2,024.1 104.2

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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