St. Paul, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In St. Paul, MN Summary

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

  • There were 11,156 total crimes committed in St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,714.1 total crimes per 100K people in St. Paul.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Paul is 75.26% above the national average.
  • St. Paul ranks #259 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • St. Paul ranks #9,130 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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St. Paul Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Paul is 3,714.1 per 100,000 people. That's 75.26% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 99.37% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Paul
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 11,156 3,714.1 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 27 9.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 381 126.8 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,264 420.8 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 1,874 623.9 256.6 359.0
Burglary 1,305 434.5 184.7 229.0
Larceny 5,896 1,962.9 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 2,081 692.8 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 9,282 3,090.2 1,606.3 1,760.0

St. Paul 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 St. Paul

1,874
Violent Crimes
623.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
73.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,874 violent crimes in St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Paul is 623.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 160.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Paul each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 73.79% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 143.10% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Paul

9,282
Property Crimes
3,090.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
75.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,282 property crimes in St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Paul is 3,090.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Paul each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 75.58% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 92.38% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Paul

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
Plymouth, MN 77,576 899 1,158.9 1,088.0 70.9
Lakeville, MN 76,929 606 787.7 694.1 93.6
Eden Prairie, MN 61,645 894 1,450.2 1,388.6 61.6
Apple Valley, MN 54,995 1,149 2,089.3 1,847.4 241.8
Edina, MN 51,980 977 1,879.6 1,798.8 80.8
Minnetonka, MN 51,791 925 1,786.0 1,706.9 79.2
Roseville, MN 35,466 2,143 6,042.4 5,771.7 270.7
West St. Paul, MN 22,442 987 4,398.0 4,197.5 200.5
South St. Paul, MN 20,403 387 1,896.8 1,588.0 308.8

St. Paul SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
8
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