White Bear Lake, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In White Bear Lake, MN Summary

Crime in White Bear Lake research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in White Bear Lake 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 White Bear Lake:

  • There were 432 total crimes committed in White Bear Lake in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,870.4 total crimes per 100K people in White Bear Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in White Bear Lake is -11.74% below the national average.
  • White Bear Lake ranks #208 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • White Bear Lake ranks #6,950 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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White Bear Lake Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in White Bear Lake is 1,870.4 per 100,000 people. That's -11.74% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 0.40% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
White Bear Lake
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 432 1,870.4 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 4 17.3 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 112.6 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 34 147.2 256.6 359.0
Burglary 111 480.6 184.7 229.0
Larceny 258 1,117.0 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 125.6 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 398 1,723.2 1,606.3 1,760.0

White Bear Lake 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 White Bear Lake

34
Violent Crimes
147.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in White Bear Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in White Bear Lake is 147.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 679.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in White Bear Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.64% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In White Bear Lake

398
Property Crimes
1,723.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 398 property crimes in White Bear Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in White Bear Lake is 1,723.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in White Bear Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.09% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.28% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around White Bear Lake

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
Eagan, MN 66,943 1,400 2,091.3 1,980.8 110.5
Cottage Grove, MN 42,096 324 769.7 696.0 73.6
Maplewood, MN 39,170 1,359 3,469.5 3,089.1 380.4
Richfield, MN 36,607 861 2,352.0 2,117.1 234.9
Champlin, MN 22,750 217 953.8 870.3 83.5
Golden Valley, MN 21,095 160 758.5 687.4 71.1
North St. Paul, MN 12,866 190 1,476.8 1,329.1 147.7
Mendota Heights, MN 11,363 167 1,469.7 1,284.9 184.8

White Bear Lake SnackAbility

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