St. Peter, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In St. Peter, MN Summary

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

  • There were 94 total crimes committed in St. Peter in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 770.8 total crimes per 100K people in St. Peter.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Peter is -63.63% below the national average.
  • St. Peter ranks #127 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • St. Peter ranks #3,474 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. Peter Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Peter is 770.8 per 100,000 people. That's -63.63% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -58.62% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Peter
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 94 770.8 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 98.4 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 14 114.8 256.6 359.0
Burglary 7 57.4 184.7 229.0
Larceny 69 565.8 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 32.8 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 80 656.0 1,606.3 1,760.0

St. Peter 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. Peter

14
Violent Crimes
114.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in St. Peter in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Peter is 114.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 871.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Peter each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.02% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.27% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Peter

80
Property Crimes
656.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in St. Peter in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Peter is 656.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Peter each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.73% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.16% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Peter

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Mankato, MN 45,431 1,417 3,119.0 2,819.7 299.4
North Mankato, MN 14,229 188 1,321.2 1,124.5 196.8
Minnetrista, MN 10,992 68 618.6 582.2 36.4

St. Peter SnackAbility

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