Melrose, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Melrose, MN Summary

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

  • There were 14 total crimes committed in Melrose the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 388.5 total crimes per 100K people in Melrose.
  • The overall crime rate in Melrose is -83.29% below the national average.
  • Melrose ranks #71 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Melrose ranks #1,396 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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Melrose Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Melrose is 388.5 per 100,000 people. That's -83.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.83% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Melrose
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14 388.5 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 27.7 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2 55.5 277.5 369.8
Burglary 2 55.5 307.0 269.8
Larceny 7 194.2 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 83.2 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 12 333.0 2,124.9 1,954.4

Melrose 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 Melrose

2
Violent Crimes
55.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Melrose in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Melrose is 55.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,802.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Melrose each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.00% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Melrose

12
Property Crimes
333.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 property crimes in Melrose in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Melrose is 333.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 300.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Melrose each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.96% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.33% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Melrose

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Cloud, MN 68,925 3,261 4,731.2 4,278.6 452.7
Willmar, MN 21,097 515 2,441.1 2,005.0 436.1
Sartell, MN 19,607 454 2,315.5 2,193.1 122.4
Alexandria, MN 14,564 275 1,888.2 1,675.4 212.9
Sauk Rapids, MN 13,860 250 1,803.8 1,724.4 79.4
St. Anthony, MN 11,568 472 4,080.2 3,959.2 121.0
Little Falls, MN 9,025 204 2,260.4 2,193.9 66.5
Waite Park, MN 8,349 673 8,060.8 7,545.8 515.0
Grove, OK 7,179 242 3,370.9 3,036.6 334.3
St. Joseph, MN 6,937 36 519.0 475.7 43.2

Melrose SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
9
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