St. Peter, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in St. Peter:

  • There were 115 total crimes committed in St. Peter the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 987.4 total crimes per 100K people in St. Peter.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Peter is -57.52% below the national average.
  • St. Peter ranks #150 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • St. Peter ranks #3,690 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. Peter Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Peter is 987.4 per 100,000 people. That's -57.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.90% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Peter
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 115 987.4 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 68.7 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 18 154.5 277.5 369.8
Burglary 7 60.1 307.0 269.8
Larceny 88 755.6 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 17.2 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 97 832.8 2,124.9 1,954.4

St. Peter 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. Peter

18
Violent Crimes
154.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in St. Peter in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Peter is 154.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 647.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Peter each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.30% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Peter

97
Property Crimes
832.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 97 property crimes in St. Peter in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Peter is 832.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.1 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 -57.39% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.81% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 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 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Apple Valley, MN 55,145 1,036 1,878.7 1,635.7 243.0
Edina, MN 53,206 1,101 2,069.3 1,977.2 92.1
Minnetonka, MN 52,309 955 1,825.7 1,735.8 89.9
Mankato, MN 44,925 1,241 2,762.4 2,504.2 258.2
North Mankato, MN 14,403 152 1,055.3 930.4 125.0
Minnetrista, MN 10,959 79 720.9 684.4 36.5
Le Sueur, MN 4,174 42 1,006.2 766.7 239.6
Eagle Lake, MN 3,275 24 732.8 641.2 91.6

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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