St. Joseph, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. Joseph, MN Summary

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

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in St. Joseph the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 519.0 total crimes per 100K people in St. Joseph.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Joseph is -77.67% below the national average.
  • St. Joseph ranks #88 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • St. Joseph ranks #1,895 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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St. Joseph Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Joseph is 519.0 per 100,000 people. That's -77.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -78.40% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Joseph
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 519.0 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 1 14.4 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 14.4 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 3 43.2 277.5 369.8
Burglary 8 115.3 307.0 269.8
Larceny 22 317.1 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 43.2 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 33 475.7 2,124.9 1,954.4

St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph

3
Violent Crimes
43.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in St. Joseph in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Joseph is 43.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,312.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Joseph each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.41% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Joseph

33
Property Crimes
475.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 property crimes in St. Joseph in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Joseph is 475.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Joseph each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.61% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Joseph

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Cloud, MN 68,925 3,261 4,731.2 4,278.6 452.7
Ramsey, MN 28,562 224 784.3 714.2 70.0
Sartell, MN 19,607 454 2,315.5 2,193.1 122.4
Buffalo, MN 16,531 125 756.2 744.1 12.1
Sauk Rapids, MN 13,860 250 1,803.8 1,724.4 79.4
Rogers, MN 13,438 286 2,128.3 2,024.1 104.2
Waite Park, MN 8,349 673 8,060.8 7,545.8 515.0
Corcoran, MN 7,295 27 370.1 342.7 27.4
Avon, MN 1,680 21 1,250.0 1,131.0 119.0

St. Joseph SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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