Alexandria, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alexandria, MN Summary

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

  • There were 275 total crimes committed in Alexandria the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,888.2 total crimes per 100K people in Alexandria.
  • The overall crime rate in Alexandria is -18.76% below the national average.
  • Alexandria ranks #213 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Alexandria ranks #6,303 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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Alexandria Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alexandria is 1,888.2 per 100,000 people. That's -18.76% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.40% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alexandria
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 275 1,888.2 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 1 6.9 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 164.8 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 31 212.9 277.5 369.8
Burglary 12 82.4 307.0 269.8
Larceny 224 1,538.0 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 54.9 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 244 1,675.4 2,124.9 1,954.4

Alexandria 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 Alexandria

31
Violent Crimes
212.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Alexandria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alexandria is 212.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 469.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alexandria each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.29% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alexandria

244
Property Crimes
1,675.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 244 property crimes in Alexandria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alexandria is 1,675.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alexandria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.16% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alexandria

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fergus Falls, MN 14,017 355 2,532.6 2,311.5 221.2
Little Falls, MN 9,025 204 2,260.4 2,193.9 66.5
Morris, MN 5,319 84 1,579.2 1,372.4 206.8
Osakis, MN 1,729 6 347.0 347.0 0.0

Alexandria SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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