Paynesville, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Paynesville, MN Summary

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

  • There were 5 total crimes committed in Paynesville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 200.2 total crimes per 100K people in Paynesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Paynesville is -91.38% below the national average.
  • Paynesville ranks #41 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Paynesville ranks #765 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.

Additional research about crime in Minnesota

Paynesville Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paynesville is 200.2 per 100,000 people. That's -91.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -91.66% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paynesville
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5 200.2 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 40.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 1 40.0 277.5 369.8
Burglary 1 40.0 307.0 269.8
Larceny 2 80.1 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 40.0 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 4 160.2 2,124.9 1,954.4

Paynesville 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 Paynesville

1
Violent Crimes
40.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Paynesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paynesville is 40.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,497.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paynesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.57% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paynesville

4
Property Crimes
160.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-91.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 property crimes in Paynesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paynesville is 160.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 624.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paynesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -91.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.46% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paynesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Cloud, MN 68,925 3,261 4,731.2 4,278.6 452.7
Sartell, MN 19,607 454 2,315.5 2,193.1 122.4
Buffalo, MN 16,531 125 756.2 744.1 12.1
Hutchinson, MN 14,628 185 1,264.7 977.6 287.1
Alexandria, MN 14,564 275 1,888.2 1,675.4 212.9
Sauk Rapids, MN 13,860 250 1,803.8 1,724.4 79.4
Big Lake, MN 12,625 39 308.9 253.5 55.4
Grove, OK 7,179 242 3,370.9 3,036.6 334.3
St. Joseph, MN 6,937 36 519.0 475.7 43.2
Litchfield, MN 6,490 73 1,124.8 1,078.6 46.2

Paynesville SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
10
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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