Fergus Falls, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fergus Falls, MN Summary

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

  • There were 400 total crimes committed in Fergus Falls in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,812.3 total crimes per 100K people in Fergus Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Fergus Falls is 32.71% above the national average.
  • Fergus Falls ranks #247 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Fergus Falls ranks #8,408 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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Fergus Falls Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fergus Falls is 2,812.3 per 100,000 people. That's 32.71% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 50.96% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fergus Falls
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 400 2,812.3 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 1 7.0 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 182.8 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 37 260.1 256.6 359.0
Burglary 30 210.9 184.7 229.0
Larceny 321 2,256.9 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 84.4 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 363 2,552.2 1,606.3 1,760.0

Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls

37
Violent Crimes
260.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Fergus Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fergus Falls is 260.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 384.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fergus Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.54% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.36% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fergus Falls

363
Property Crimes
2,552.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 363 property crimes in Fergus Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fergus Falls is 2,552.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fergus Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.01% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.89% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fergus Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alexandria, MN 15,109 246 1,628.2 1,429.6 198.6
Detroit Lakes, MN 10,009 189 1,888.3 1,668.5 219.8
Wahpeton, ND 7,995 194 2,426.5 2,188.9 237.6
Morris, MN 5,319 84 1,579.2 1,372.4 206.8

Fergus Falls SnackAbility

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