West St. Paul, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West St. Paul, MN Summary

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

  • There were 987 total crimes committed in West St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,398.0 total crimes per 100K people in West St. Paul.
  • The overall crime rate in West St. Paul is 107.53% above the national average.
  • West St. Paul ranks #263 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • West St. Paul ranks #9,413 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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West St. Paul Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West St. Paul is 4,398.0 per 100,000 people. That's 107.53% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 136.08% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West St. Paul
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 987 4,398.0 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 16 71.3 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 71.3 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 45 200.5 256.6 359.0
Burglary 67 298.5 184.7 229.0
Larceny 785 3,497.9 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 90 401.0 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 942 4,197.5 1,606.3 1,760.0

West 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 West St. Paul

45
Violent Crimes
200.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in West St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West St. Paul is 200.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 498.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West St. Paul each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.15% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.87% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West St. Paul

942
Property Crimes
4,197.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
138.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 942 property crimes in West St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West St. Paul is 4,197.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West St. Paul each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 138.49% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 161.32% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West St. Paul

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Paul, MN 300,368 11,156 3,714.1 3,090.2 623.9
Woodbury, MN 80,153 1,088 1,357.4 1,298.8 58.6
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
Inver Grove Heights, MN 35,640 706 1,980.9 1,801.3 179.6
Golden Valley, MN 21,095 160 758.5 687.4 71.1
South St. Paul, MN 20,403 387 1,896.8 1,588.0 308.8

West St. Paul SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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