Woodbury, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Woodbury, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,088 total crimes committed in Woodbury in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,357.4 total crimes per 100K people in Woodbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Woodbury is -35.95% below the national average.
  • Woodbury ranks #177 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Woodbury ranks #5,638 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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Woodbury Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Woodbury is 1,357.4 per 100,000 people. That's -35.95% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -27.14% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Woodbury
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,088 1,357.4 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 15 18.7 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 28.7 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 47 58.6 256.6 359.0
Burglary 100 124.8 184.7 229.0
Larceny 896 1,117.9 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 45 56.1 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 1,041 1,298.8 1,606.3 1,760.0

Woodbury 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 Woodbury

47
Violent Crimes
58.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Woodbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Woodbury is 58.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,705.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Woodbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.67% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.15% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Woodbury

1,041
Property Crimes
1,298.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,041 property crimes in Woodbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Woodbury is 1,298.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Woodbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.21% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.14% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Woodbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Eagan, MN 66,943 1,400 2,091.3 1,980.8 110.5
Apple Valley, MN 54,995 1,149 2,089.3 1,847.4 241.8
Cottage Grove, MN 42,096 324 769.7 696.0 73.6
Richfield, MN 36,607 861 2,352.0 2,117.1 234.9
Rosemount, MN 27,754 137 493.6 439.6 54.0
Oakdale, MN 27,565 510 1,850.2 1,708.7 141.5
South St. Paul, MN 20,403 387 1,896.8 1,588.0 308.8
Mendota Heights, MN 11,363 167 1,469.7 1,284.9 184.8
St. Paul Park, MN 5,371 37 688.9 502.7 186.2

Woodbury SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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