Bemidji, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bemidji, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,309 total crimes committed in Bemidji the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,546.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bemidji.
  • The overall crime rate in Bemidji is 267.70% above the national average.
  • Bemidji ranks #296 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Bemidji ranks #9,787 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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Bemidji Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bemidji is 8,546.1 per 100,000 people. That's 267.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 255.74% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bemidji
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,309 8,546.1 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 13 84.9 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 62 404.8 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 100 652.9 277.5 369.8
Burglary 85 554.9 307.0 269.8
Larceny 1,076 7,024.9 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 48 313.4 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,209 7,893.2 2,124.9 1,954.4

Bemidji 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 Bemidji

100
Violent Crimes
652.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
76.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 100 violent crimes in Bemidji in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bemidji is 652.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 153.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bemidji each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 76.55% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 135.29% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bemidji

1,209
Property Crimes
7,893.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
303.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,209 property crimes in Bemidji in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bemidji is 7,893.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 12.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bemidji each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 303.87% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 271.46% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Bemidji SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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