Baxter, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Baxter, MN Summary

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

  • There were 210 total crimes committed in Baxter the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,327.1 total crimes per 100K people in Baxter.
  • The overall crime rate in Baxter is 0.13% above the national average.
  • Baxter ranks #243 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Baxter ranks #7,199 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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Baxter Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Baxter is 2,327.1 per 100,000 people. That's 0.13% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.13% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baxter
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 210 2,327.1 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 66.5 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 9 99.7 277.5 369.8
Burglary 15 166.2 307.0 269.8
Larceny 183 2,027.9 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 33.2 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 201 2,227.4 2,124.9 1,954.4

Baxter 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 Baxter

9
Violent Crimes
99.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Baxter in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baxter is 99.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,002.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baxter each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.06% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baxter

201
Property Crimes
2,227.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 201 property crimes in Baxter in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baxter is 2,227.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Baxter each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.82% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Baxter

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sartell, MN 19,607 454 2,315.5 2,193.1 122.4
Brainerd, MN 14,398 407 2,826.8 2,319.8 507.0
Little Falls, MN 9,025 204 2,260.4 2,193.9 66.5
Nisswa, MN 2,077 6 288.9 288.9 0.0
Lake Shore, MN 1,108 6 541.5 541.5 0.0

Baxter SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
9
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