Hastings, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hastings, MN Summary

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

  • There were 287 total crimes committed in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,335.4 total crimes per 100K people in Hastings.
  • The overall crime rate in Hastings is -36.99% below the national average.
  • Hastings ranks #175 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Hastings ranks #5,568 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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Hastings Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hastings is 1,335.4 per 100,000 people. That's -36.99% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -28.32% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hastings
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 287 1,335.4 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 3 14.0 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 93.1 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 32 148.9 256.6 359.0
Burglary 27 125.6 184.7 229.0
Larceny 208 967.8 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 20 93.1 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 255 1,186.5 1,606.3 1,760.0

Hastings 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 Hastings

32
Violent Crimes
148.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hastings is 148.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 671.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.53% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.99% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hastings

255
Property Crimes
1,186.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 255 property crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hastings is 1,186.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.59% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.13% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hastings

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodbury, MN 80,153 1,088 1,357.4 1,298.8 58.6
Lakeville, MN 76,929 606 787.7 694.1 93.6
Eagan, MN 66,943 1,400 2,091.3 1,980.8 110.5
Apple Valley, MN 54,995 1,149 2,089.3 1,847.4 241.8
Cottage Grove, MN 42,096 324 769.7 696.0 73.6
Rosemount, MN 27,754 137 493.6 439.6 54.0
Farmington, MN 23,543 118 501.2 395.0 106.2
Hudson, WI 15,714 277 1,762.8 1,648.2 114.5
Mendota Heights, MN 11,363 167 1,469.7 1,284.9 184.8
St. Paul Park, MN 5,371 37 688.9 502.7 186.2

Hastings SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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