Oakdale, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Oakdale:

  • There were 850 total crimes committed in Oakdale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,070.7 total crimes per 100K people in Oakdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Oakdale is 32.12% above the national average.
  • Oakdale ranks #267 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Oakdale ranks #8,213 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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Oakdale Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oakdale is 3,070.7 per 100,000 people. That's 32.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 27.82% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oakdale
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 850 3,070.7 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 6 21.7 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 101.2 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 43 155.3 277.5 369.8
Burglary 40 144.5 307.0 269.8
Larceny 676 2,442.1 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 91 328.7 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 807 2,915.4 2,124.9 1,954.4

Oakdale 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 Oakdale

43
Violent Crimes
155.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Oakdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oakdale is 155.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 643.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oakdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.02% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oakdale

807
Property Crimes
2,915.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
49.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 807 property crimes in Oakdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oakdale is 2,915.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.3 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 49.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.20% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 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 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Eagan, MN 68,518 1,637 2,389.2 2,250.5 138.6
Maplewood, MN 47,144 1,992 4,225.4 3,934.8 290.6
Cottage Grove, MN 40,871 413 1,010.5 939.5 71.0
Richfield, MN 36,079 1,095 3,035.0 2,696.9 338.1
White Bear Lake, MN 27,700 501 1,808.7 1,740.1 68.6
Rosemount, MN 27,503 169 614.5 567.2 47.3
Golden Valley, MN 21,424 464 2,165.8 1,979.1 186.7
North St. Paul, MN 15,208 289 1,900.3 1,795.1 105.2
Mendota Heights, MN 11,569 230 1,988.1 1,858.4 129.7

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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