Forest Lake, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forest Lake, MN Summary

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

  • There were 425 total crimes committed in Forest Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,072.0 total crimes per 100K people in Forest Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest Lake is -10.85% below the national average.
  • Forest Lake ranks #225 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Forest Lake ranks #6,682 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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Forest Lake Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest Lake is 2,072.0 per 100,000 people. That's -10.85% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.75% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest Lake
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 425 2,072.0 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 3 14.6 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 53.6 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 21 102.4 277.5 369.8
Burglary 38 185.3 307.0 269.8
Larceny 336 1,638.1 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 30 146.3 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 404 1,969.6 2,124.9 1,954.4

Forest Lake 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 Forest Lake

21
Violent Crimes
102.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Forest Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest Lake is 102.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 976.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.10% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest Lake

404
Property Crimes
1,969.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 404 property crimes in Forest Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest Lake is 1,969.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.31% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forest Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Roseville, MN 42,031 2,380 5,662.5 5,350.8 311.7
Lino Lakes, MN 21,997 223 1,013.8 941.0 72.7
Wyoming, MN 8,098 112 1,383.1 1,271.9 111.1

Forest Lake SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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