South St. Paul, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South St. Paul, MN Summary

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

  • There were 552 total crimes committed in South St. Paul the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,714.3 total crimes per 100K people in South St. Paul.
  • The overall crime rate in South St. Paul is 16.78% above the national average.
  • South St. Paul ranks #259 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • South St. Paul ranks #7,770 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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South St. Paul Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South St. Paul is 2,714.3 per 100,000 people. That's 16.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.98% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South St. Paul
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 552 2,714.3 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 1 4.9 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 69 339.3 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 83 408.1 277.5 369.8
Burglary 55 270.4 307.0 269.8
Larceny 315 1,548.9 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 99 486.8 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 469 2,306.1 2,124.9 1,954.4

South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul

83
Violent Crimes
408.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in South St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South St. Paul is 408.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 245.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South St. Paul each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.36% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 47.08% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South St. Paul

469
Property Crimes
2,306.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 469 property crimes in South St. Paul in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South St. Paul is 2,306.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South St. Paul each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.00% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.53% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South St. Paul

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Paul, MN 277,533 15,027 5,414.5 4,648.1 766.4
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Eagan, MN 68,518 1,637 2,389.2 2,250.5 138.6
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
Inver Grove Heights, MN 35,294 812 2,300.7 2,105.2 195.5
Golden Valley, MN 21,424 464 2,165.8 1,979.1 186.7
West St. Paul, MN 21,113 955 4,523.3 4,153.8 369.4
Mendota Heights, MN 11,569 230 1,988.1 1,858.4 129.7

South St. Paul SnackAbility

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