Albert Lea, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Albert Lea, MN Summary

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

  • There were 352 total crimes committed in Albert Lea the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,919.5 total crimes per 100K people in Albert Lea.
  • The overall crime rate in Albert Lea is -17.41% below the national average.
  • Albert Lea ranks #217 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Albert Lea ranks #6,365 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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Albert Lea Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Albert Lea is 1,919.5 per 100,000 people. That's -17.41% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.10% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Albert Lea
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 352 1,919.5 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 4 21.8 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 109.1 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 27 147.2 277.5 369.8
Burglary 56 305.4 307.0 269.8
Larceny 226 1,232.4 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 234.5 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 325 1,772.3 2,124.9 1,954.4

Albert Lea 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 Albert Lea

27
Violent Crimes
147.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Albert Lea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Albert Lea is 147.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 679.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Albert Lea each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.94% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Albert Lea

325
Property Crimes
1,772.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 325 property crimes in Albert Lea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Albert Lea is 1,772.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Albert Lea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.59% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Albert Lea

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mankato, MN 44,925 1,241 2,762.4 2,504.2 258.2
Owatonna, MN 26,394 334 1,265.4 1,038.1 227.3
Austin, MN 26,275 604 2,298.8 2,047.6 251.2
Faribault, MN 24,417 549 2,248.4 1,994.5 253.9
North Mankato, MN 14,403 152 1,055.3 930.4 125.0
Waseca, MN 9,253 102 1,102.3 961.9 140.5
Clear Lake, IA 7,501 194 2,586.3 1,879.7 706.6
Kasson, MN 6,997 57 814.6 714.6 100.0

Albert Lea SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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