Winona, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Winona, MN Summary

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

  • There were 573 total crimes committed in Winona in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,223.5 total crimes per 100K people in Winona.
  • The overall crime rate in Winona is 4.92% above the national average.
  • Winona ranks #227 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Winona ranks #7,637 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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Winona Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winona is 2,223.5 per 100,000 people. That's 4.92% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 19.36% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winona
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 573 2,223.5 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.9 2.9 5.0
Robbery 2 7.8 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 116.4 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 39 151.3 256.6 359.0
Burglary 59 228.9 184.7 229.0
Larceny 465 1,804.4 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 10 38.8 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 534 2,072.2 1,606.3 1,760.0

Winona 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 Winona

39
Violent Crimes
151.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Winona in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winona is 151.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 660.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winona each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.84% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.03% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winona

534
Property Crimes
2,072.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 534 property crimes in Winona in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winona is 2,072.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winona each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.01% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winona

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rochester, MN 122,035 2,141 1,754.4 1,592.2 162.2
La Crosse, WI 50,893 2,088 4,102.7 3,711.7 391.0
Onalaska, WI 19,068 444 2,328.5 2,291.8 36.7
Holmen, WI 11,889 61 513.1 462.6 50.5
Sparta, WI 9,781 337 3,445.5 3,128.5 316.9

Winona SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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