Fergus Falls, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fergus Falls, MN Summary

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

  • There were 355 total crimes committed in Fergus Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,532.6 total crimes per 100K people in Fergus Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Fergus Falls is 8.97% above the national average.
  • Fergus Falls ranks #251 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Fergus Falls ranks #7,534 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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Fergus Falls Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fergus Falls is 2,532.6 per 100,000 people. That's 8.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.42% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fergus Falls
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 355 2,532.6 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 2 14.3 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 157.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 31 221.2 277.5 369.8
Burglary 36 256.8 307.0 269.8
Larceny 276 1,969.0 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 85.6 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 324 2,311.5 2,124.9 1,954.4

Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls

31
Violent Crimes
221.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Fergus Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fergus Falls is 221.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 452.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fergus Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.30% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fergus Falls

324
Property Crimes
2,311.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 324 property crimes in Fergus Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fergus Falls is 2,311.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fergus Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.78% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fergus Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alexandria, MN 14,564 275 1,888.2 1,675.4 212.9
Detroit Lakes, MN 9,771 240 2,456.2 2,190.2 266.1
Wahpeton, ND 7,956 197 2,476.1 2,287.6 188.5
Morris, MN 5,319 84 1,579.2 1,372.4 206.8
Pelican Rapids, MN 2,571 8 311.2 233.4 77.8

Fergus Falls SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
10
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