Is your suburb really as safe as you think it is? Is that neighboring town safer than the city you call home?
In an effort to understand which cities across Minnesota are the safest, Niche.com used a variety of data to give cities a grade for their crime safety. They analyzed FBI crime rates, CDC health statistics and relied on resident feedback through surveys to develop a grade for some of the larger suburbs around the Twin Cities.
Only one suburb, Deephaven, earned the elusive A grade, the top mark for crime and safety. A majority of suburbs earned a B or a B+ rating for crime, which indicates an average to above-average safety rating.
How Does Your City Grade?
Let’s take a closer look at the grades received by some of the larger cities and suburbs around the greater Twin Cities area:
Grade A
- Deephaven (Population: 3,835)
Grade B+
- St. Louis Park (49,541)
- Golden Valley (21,927)
- St. Anthony (9,516)
- Wayzata (4,363)
- Maple Grove (70,539)
- Apple Valley (55,696)
- Savage (32,706)
- Stillwater (19,323)
- New Brighton (22,900)
- Lakeville (72,480)
- Rosemount (26,509)
- Orono (8,205)
- Champlin (23,450)
- Shakopee (45,002)
- Corcoran (6,854)
- Blaine (71,261)
- Lino Lakes (21,847)
- Hastings (22,050)
- Ramsey (28,070)
- Oak Park Heights (4,782)
- Bayport (3,948)
Grade B
- Eden Prairie (63,249)
- Edina (53,125)
- Minnetonka (53,256)
- Medina (6,858)
- Plymouth (79,526)
- Eagan (68,158)
- Mendota Heights (11,644)
- Lauderdale (2,386)
- Woodbury (76,945)
- Cottage Grove (40,124)
- Oakdale (28,109)
- Osseo (2,601)
Grade C
- Minneapolis (426,845)
- St. Paul (307,762)
- Richfield (36,725)
- Robbinsdale (14,318)
- Columbia Heights (22,016)
- Crystal (22,685)
- New Hope (21,402)
- South St. Paul (20,633)
- Brooklyn Center (32,811)
Notably, no city received a D or an F grade when it came to crime and safety.
Minnesota is safer than a lot of areas across the US, but it’s impossible to escape all crime. If you or someone you know ends up running afoul with the law and needs legal assistance, know that help is only one call away. Pick up the phone and call Avery and the team at Appelman Law Firm for your free case evaluation and strategy session. For more information, or to set up this consultation, give us a call at (952) 224-2277.
