Bloomington, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bloomington, MN Summary

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

  • There were 3,580 total crimes committed in Bloomington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,034.0 total crimes per 100K people in Bloomington.
  • The overall crime rate in Bloomington is 73.57% above the national average.
  • Bloomington ranks #282 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Bloomington ranks #8,984 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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Bloomington Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bloomington is 4,034.0 per 100,000 people. That's 73.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 67.92% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bloomington
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,580 4,034.0 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.3 3.4 6.3
Robbery 52 58.6 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 163 183.7 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 259 291.8 277.5 369.8
Burglary 156 175.8 307.0 269.8
Larceny 2,878 3,243.0 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 287 323.4 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 3,321 3,742.2 2,124.9 1,954.4

Bloomington 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 Bloomington

259
Violent Crimes
291.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 259 violent crimes in Bloomington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bloomington is 291.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 342.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bloomington each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.18% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bloomington

3,321
Property Crimes
3,742.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,321 property crimes in Bloomington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bloomington is 3,742.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bloomington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 91.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.11% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bloomington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plymouth, MN 78,585 1,032 1,313.2 1,254.7 58.5
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Eagan, MN 68,518 1,637 2,389.2 2,250.5 138.6
Burnsville, MN 63,361 1,744 2,752.5 2,473.1 279.4
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Apple Valley, MN 55,145 1,036 1,878.7 1,635.7 243.0
Edina, MN 53,206 1,101 2,069.3 1,977.2 92.1
Minnetonka, MN 52,309 955 1,825.7 1,735.8 89.9
St. Louis Park, MN 48,311 1,758 3,638.9 3,458.8 180.1

Bloomington SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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