Woodbury, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Woodbury, MN Summary

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

  • There were 1,235 total crimes committed in Woodbury the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,572.6 total crimes per 100K people in Woodbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Woodbury is -32.34% below the national average.
  • Woodbury ranks #195 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Woodbury ranks #5,516 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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Woodbury Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Woodbury is 1,572.6 per 100,000 people. That's -32.34% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -34.54% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Woodbury
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,235 1,572.6 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.3 3.4 6.3
Robbery 15 19.1 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 42.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 76 96.8 277.5 369.8
Burglary 116 147.7 307.0 269.8
Larceny 943 1,200.8 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 100 127.3 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,159 1,475.9 2,124.9 1,954.4

Woodbury 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 Woodbury

76
Violent Crimes
96.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 violent crimes in Woodbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Woodbury is 96.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,033.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Woodbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.83% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.12% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Woodbury

1,159
Property Crimes
1,475.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,159 property crimes in Woodbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Woodbury is 1,475.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Woodbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -24.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.54% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Woodbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Cottage Grove, MN 40,871 413 1,010.5 939.5 71.0
Richfield, MN 36,079 1,095 3,035.0 2,696.9 338.1
Oakdale, MN 27,681 850 3,070.7 2,915.4 155.3
Rosemount, MN 27,503 169 614.5 567.2 47.3
South St. Paul, MN 20,337 552 2,714.3 2,306.1 408.1
Mendota Heights, MN 11,569 230 1,988.1 1,858.4 129.7
St. Paul Park, MN 5,429 57 1,049.9 957.8 92.1

Woodbury SnackAbility

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