Mankato, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mankato, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,241 total crimes committed in Mankato the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,762.4 total crimes per 100K people in Mankato.
  • The overall crime rate in Mankato is 18.85% above the national average.
  • Mankato ranks #262 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Mankato ranks #7,841 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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Mankato Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mankato is 2,762.4 per 100,000 people. That's 18.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 14.99% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mankato
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,241 2,762.4 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 12 26.7 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 73 162.5 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 116 258.2 277.5 369.8
Burglary 141 313.9 307.0 269.8
Larceny 940 2,092.4 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 44 97.9 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,125 2,504.2 2,124.9 1,954.4

Mankato 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 Mankato

116
Violent Crimes
258.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 116 violent crimes in Mankato in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mankato is 258.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 387.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mankato each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -6.95% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mankato

1,125
Property Crimes
2,504.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
28.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,125 property crimes in Mankato in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mankato is 2,504.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mankato each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 28.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.85% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mankato

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
Owatonna, MN 26,394 334 1,265.4 1,038.1 227.3
Northfield, MN 20,746 180 867.6 742.3 125.3
North Mankato, MN 14,403 152 1,055.3 930.4 125.0
St. Peter, MN 11,647 115 987.4 832.8 154.5
New Prague, MN 8,354 64 766.1 706.2 59.9
Jordan, MN 6,890 46 667.6 566.0 101.6
Eagle Lake, MN 3,275 24 732.8 641.2 91.6

Mankato SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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