Oakdale, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oakdale, MN Summary

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

  • There were 510 total crimes committed in Oakdale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,850.2 total crimes per 100K people in Oakdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Oakdale is -12.70% below the national average.
  • Oakdale ranks #207 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Oakdale ranks #6,905 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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Oakdale Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oakdale is 1,850.2 per 100,000 people. That's -12.70% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -0.68% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oakdale
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 510 1,850.2 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 14 50.8 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 47.2 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 39 141.5 256.6 359.0
Burglary 29 105.2 184.7 229.0
Larceny 416 1,509.2 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 94.3 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 471 1,708.7 1,606.3 1,760.0

Oakdale 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 Oakdale

39
Violent Crimes
141.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Oakdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oakdale is 141.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 706.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oakdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.59% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.87% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oakdale

471
Property Crimes
1,708.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 471 property crimes in Oakdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oakdale is 1,708.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oakdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.92% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.38% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oakdale

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
Eagan, MN 66,943 1,400 2,091.3 1,980.8 110.5
Cottage Grove, MN 42,096 324 769.7 696.0 73.6
Maplewood, MN 39,170 1,359 3,469.5 3,089.1 380.4
Richfield, MN 36,607 861 2,352.0 2,117.1 234.9
Rosemount, MN 27,754 137 493.6 439.6 54.0
White Bear Lake, MN 23,097 432 1,870.4 1,723.2 147.2
Golden Valley, MN 21,095 160 758.5 687.4 71.1
North St. Paul, MN 12,866 190 1,476.8 1,329.1 147.7
Mendota Heights, MN 11,363 167 1,469.7 1,284.9 184.8

Oakdale SnackAbility

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