Owatonna, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Owatonna, MN Summary

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

  • There were 334 total crimes committed in Owatonna the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,265.4 total crimes per 100K people in Owatonna.
  • The overall crime rate in Owatonna is -45.55% below the national average.
  • Owatonna ranks #175 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Owatonna ranks #4,600 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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Owatonna Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Owatonna is 1,265.4 per 100,000 people. That's -45.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.33% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Owatonna
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 334 1,265.4 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 6 22.7 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 39 147.8 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 60 227.3 277.5 369.8
Burglary 19 72.0 307.0 269.8
Larceny 237 897.9 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 68.2 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 274 1,038.1 2,124.9 1,954.4

Owatonna 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 Owatonna

60
Violent Crimes
227.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 violent crimes in Owatonna in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Owatonna is 227.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 439.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Owatonna each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.08% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Owatonna

274
Property Crimes
1,038.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 274 property crimes in Owatonna in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Owatonna is 1,038.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Owatonna each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.14% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Owatonna

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rochester, MN 121,534 2,547 2,095.7 1,872.7 223.0
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Apple Valley, MN 55,145 1,036 1,878.7 1,635.7 243.0
Savage, MN 33,372 307 919.9 845.0 74.9
Prior Lake, MN 28,559 525 1,838.3 1,680.7 157.6
Rosemount, MN 27,503 169 614.5 567.2 47.3
Faribault, MN 24,417 549 2,248.4 1,994.5 253.9
Farmington, MN 23,551 158 670.9 581.7 89.2
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

Owatonna SnackAbility

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