La Crescent, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In La Crescent, MN Summary

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

  • There were 20 total crimes committed in La Crescent in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 374.1 total crimes per 100K people in La Crescent.
  • The overall crime rate in La Crescent is -82.35% below the national average.
  • La Crescent ranks #64 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • La Crescent ranks #1,592 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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La Crescent Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Crescent is 374.1 per 100,000 people. That's -82.35% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -79.92% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Crescent
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 20 374.1 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 18.7 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 1 18.7 256.6 359.0
Burglary 1 18.7 184.7 229.0
Larceny 15 280.6 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 56.1 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 19 355.4 1,606.3 1,760.0

La Crescent 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 La Crescent

1
Violent Crimes
18.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in La Crescent in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Crescent is 18.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,346.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Crescent each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.79% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.71% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Crescent

19
Property Crimes
355.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 property crimes in La Crescent in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Crescent is 355.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 281.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Crescent each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.81% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.87% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Crescent

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Crosse, WI 50,893 2,088 4,102.7 3,711.7 391.0
Winona, MN 25,770 573 2,223.5 2,072.2 151.3
Onalaska, WI 19,068 444 2,328.5 2,291.8 36.7
Holmen, WI 11,889 61 513.1 462.6 50.5
Sparta, WI 9,781 337 3,445.5 3,128.5 316.9
Tomah, WI 9,414 193 2,050.1 1,699.6 350.5
Decorah, IA 7,578 26 343.1 224.3 118.8
West Salem, WI 5,305 66 1,244.1 1,131.0 113.1

La Crescent SnackAbility

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