Richfield, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richfield, MN Summary

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

  • There were 861 total crimes committed in Richfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,352.0 total crimes per 100K people in Richfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Richfield is 10.98% above the national average.
  • Richfield ranks #234 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Richfield ranks #7,823 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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Richfield Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richfield is 2,352.0 per 100,000 people. That's 10.98% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 26.25% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richfield
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 861 2,352.0 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 28 76.5 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 45 122.9 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 86 234.9 256.6 359.0
Burglary 68 185.8 184.7 229.0
Larceny 584 1,595.3 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 123 336.0 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 775 2,117.1 1,606.3 1,760.0

Richfield 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 Richfield

86
Violent Crimes
234.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 86 violent crimes in Richfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richfield is 234.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 425.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.56% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.46% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richfield

775
Property Crimes
2,117.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 775 property crimes in Richfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richfield is 2,117.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.29% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.80% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Minneapolis, MN 422,341 26,963 6,384.2 5,252.6 1,131.6
Bloomington, MN 86,793 3,673 4,231.9 3,924.3 307.6
Woodbury, MN 80,153 1,088 1,357.4 1,298.8 58.6
Plymouth, MN 77,576 899 1,158.9 1,088.0 70.9
Lakeville, MN 76,929 606 787.7 694.1 93.6
Maple Grove, MN 70,729 1,350 1,908.7 1,812.6 96.1
Eagan, MN 66,943 1,400 2,091.3 1,980.8 110.5
Burnsville, MN 63,650 1,444 2,268.7 2,004.7 263.9
Eden Prairie, MN 61,645 894 1,450.2 1,388.6 61.6
Edina, MN 51,980 977 1,879.6 1,798.8 80.8

Richfield SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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