The health of a community is dependent on the safety of its residents and visitors. Safe neighborhoods and communities promote neighborhood connections, housing stability, and an area's business climate and economic future. We track data on the serious crime rate, Minnesotans' perceptions of safety, and preventable premature deaths to better understand public safety in Minnesota’s neighborhoods and communities.
Keeping Minnesotans safe
Fast facts
19
serious crimes per 1,000 residents
Minnesota's crime rate is the lowest it has been in three decades.
A majority of Minnesota adults feel safe in the community where they live
But smaller shares of Black and foreign-born Minnesotans feel safe.
85
%
A majority of Minnesota youth feel safe at school
But there are large differences by gender.
87
%
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