Belle Plaine, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Belle Plaine, MN Summary

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

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Belle Plaine the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 779.6 total crimes per 100K people in Belle Plaine.
  • The overall crime rate in Belle Plaine is -66.46% below the national average.
  • Belle Plaine ranks #130 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Belle Plaine ranks #2,944 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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Belle Plaine Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belle Plaine is 779.6 per 100,000 people. That's -66.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.55% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belle Plaine
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 779.6 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 67.2 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 9 121.0 277.5 369.8
Burglary 2 26.9 307.0 269.8
Larceny 45 604.8 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 26.9 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 49 658.6 2,124.9 1,954.4

Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine

9
Violent Crimes
121.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Belle Plaine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belle Plaine is 121.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 826.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belle Plaine each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.29% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.40% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belle Plaine

49
Property Crimes
658.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-66.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Belle Plaine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belle Plaine is 658.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 151.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belle Plaine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -66.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.01% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belle Plaine

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Shakopee, MN 45,122 783 1,735.3 1,600.1 135.2
Prior Lake, MN 28,559 525 1,838.3 1,680.7 157.6
Chaska, MN 28,204 249 882.9 787.1 95.7
New Prague, MN 8,354 64 766.1 706.2 59.9
Jordan, MN 6,890 46 667.6 566.0 101.6
Le Sueur, MN 4,174 42 1,006.2 766.7 239.6

Belle Plaine SnackAbility

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