Detroit Lakes, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Detroit Lakes, MN Summary

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

  • There were 240 total crimes committed in Detroit Lakes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,456.2 total crimes per 100K people in Detroit Lakes.
  • The overall crime rate in Detroit Lakes is 5.68% above the national average.
  • Detroit Lakes ranks #248 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Detroit Lakes ranks #7,414 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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Detroit Lakes Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Detroit Lakes is 2,456.2 per 100,000 people. That's 5.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.24% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Detroit Lakes
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 240 2,456.2 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 3 30.7 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 174.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 26 266.1 277.5 369.8
Burglary 37 378.7 307.0 269.8
Larceny 168 1,719.4 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 92.1 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 214 2,190.2 2,124.9 1,954.4

Detroit Lakes 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 Detroit Lakes

26
Violent Crimes
266.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Detroit Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Detroit Lakes is 266.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 375.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Detroit Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.10% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Detroit Lakes

214
Property Crimes
2,190.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 214 property crimes in Detroit Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Detroit Lakes is 2,190.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Detroit Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.07% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Detroit Lakes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fargo, ND 127,649 6,081 4,763.8 4,147.3 616.5
Moorhead, MN 44,859 1,191 2,655.0 2,242.6 412.4
Fergus Falls, MN 14,017 355 2,532.6 2,311.5 221.2
Perham, MN 3,724 11 295.4 188.0 107.4
Pelican Rapids, MN 2,571 8 311.2 233.4 77.8
Frazee, MN 1,311 5 381.4 305.1 76.3

Detroit Lakes SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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