Moorhead, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Moorhead, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,191 total crimes committed in Moorhead the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,655.0 total crimes per 100K people in Moorhead.
  • The overall crime rate in Moorhead is 14.23% above the national average.
  • Moorhead ranks #256 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Moorhead ranks #7,695 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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Moorhead Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Moorhead is 2,655.0 per 100,000 people. That's 14.23% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.52% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Moorhead
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,191 2,655.0 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.2 3.4 6.3
Robbery 16 35.7 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 141 314.3 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 185 412.4 277.5 369.8
Burglary 190 423.5 307.0 269.8
Larceny 649 1,446.8 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 167 372.3 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,006 2,242.6 2,124.9 1,954.4

Moorhead 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 Moorhead

185
Violent Crimes
412.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
11.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 185 violent crimes in Moorhead in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Moorhead is 412.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 242.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Moorhead each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 11.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 48.62% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Moorhead

1,006
Property Crimes
2,242.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,006 property crimes in Moorhead in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Moorhead is 2,242.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Moorhead each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.54% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Moorhead

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
West Fargo, ND 39,987 588 1,470.5 1,287.9 182.6
Detroit Lakes, MN 9,771 240 2,456.2 2,190.2 266.1
Wahpeton, ND 7,956 197 2,476.1 2,287.6 188.5
Dilworth, MN 4,641 261 5,623.8 5,516.1 107.7

Moorhead SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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