Prior Lake, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Prior Lake, MN Summary

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

  • There were 525 total crimes committed in Prior Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,838.3 total crimes per 100K people in Prior Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Prior Lake is -20.91% below the national average.
  • Prior Lake ranks #210 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Prior Lake ranks #6,164 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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Prior Lake Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prior Lake is 1,838.3 per 100,000 people. That's -20.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.48% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prior Lake
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 525 1,838.3 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 4 14.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 119.1 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 45 157.6 277.5 369.8
Burglary 37 129.6 307.0 269.8
Larceny 427 1,495.2 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 56.0 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 480 1,680.7 2,124.9 1,954.4

Prior 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 Prior Lake

45
Violent Crimes
157.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Prior Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prior Lake is 157.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 634.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prior Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.39% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.21% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prior Lake

480
Property Crimes
1,680.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 480 property crimes in Prior Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prior Lake is 1,680.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prior Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.90% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prior Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bloomington, MN 88,745 3,580 4,034.0 3,742.2 291.8
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Burnsville, MN 63,361 1,744 2,752.5 2,473.1 279.4
Eden Prairie, MN 62,008 856 1,380.5 1,303.1 77.4
Apple Valley, MN 55,145 1,036 1,878.7 1,635.7 243.0
Edina, MN 53,206 1,101 2,069.3 1,977.2 92.1
Minnetonka, MN 52,309 955 1,825.7 1,735.8 89.9
Shakopee, MN 45,122 783 1,735.3 1,600.1 135.2
Savage, MN 33,372 307 919.9 845.0 74.9
Chaska, MN 28,204 249 882.9 787.1 95.7

Prior Lake SnackAbility

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