Northfield, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Northfield, MN Summary

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

  • There were 180 total crimes committed in Northfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 867.6 total crimes per 100K people in Northfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Northfield is -62.67% below the national average.
  • Northfield ranks #139 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Northfield ranks #3,285 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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Northfield Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northfield is 867.6 per 100,000 people. That's -62.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -63.88% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northfield
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 180 867.6 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 1 4.8 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 86.8 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 26 125.3 277.5 369.8
Burglary 9 43.4 307.0 269.8
Larceny 140 674.8 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 24.1 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 154 742.3 2,124.9 1,954.4

Northfield 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 Northfield

26
Violent Crimes
125.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Northfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northfield is 125.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 797.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.83% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northfield

154
Property Crimes
742.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 154 property crimes in Northfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northfield is 742.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.07% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Maple Grove, MN 70,935 1,454 2,049.8 1,932.8 117.0
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Edina, MN 53,206 1,101 2,069.3 1,977.2 92.1
Minnetonka, MN 52,309 955 1,825.7 1,735.8 89.9
Faribault, MN 24,417 549 2,248.4 1,994.5 253.9
Farmington, MN 23,551 158 670.9 581.7 89.2
Elko New Market, MN 4,995 16 320.3 300.3 20.0

Northfield SnackAbility

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