Reported Annual Crime In St. Cloud

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	St. Cloud_{/100k people}	Minnesota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,073	n/a (estimate)	4,563	2,376	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	St. Cloud_{/100k people}	Minnesota_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	1	n/a	1.5	1.8	5.3
Rape	68	n/a	101.0	42.5	40.4
Robbery	72	n/a	106.9	67.5	102.8
Assault	152	n/a	225.7	130.7	248.5
Violent crime	293	n/a (estimate)	435	243	386
Burglary	329	n/a	488.6	337.1	468.9
Theft	2,327	n/a	3,455.6	1,638.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	124	n/a	184.1	158.1	236.9
Property crime	2,780	n/a (estimate)	4,128	2,133	2,451

The table above illustrates an overview of the annual crime reported in St. Cloud, MN. These figures on reported criminal activity in St. Cloud, MN, based on a reported crime per 100,000 citizens, is shown in order to compare these rates across disparate categories. You will notice that the crimes collected here, for comparison purposes, have been separated between violent crimes and those involving or threatening property. According to the annual crime data, the crime rate in St. Cloud, MN is 92% higher than the average of the whole of the state of Minnesota, and when compared with the national average, is 61% higher than. When looking at violent crimes, St. Cloud, MN has 79% higher than violent crime rate than Minnesota average, while remaining 13% higher than the national average. In property crime, St. Cloud, MN is 94% higher than the average of Minnesota and is 68% higher than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in St. Cloud is 61% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 12.5 daily crimes that occur in St. Cloud.
St. Cloud is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States.
In St. Cloud you have a 1 in 22 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in St. Cloud has decreased by 13%.

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Daily Crime In St. Cloud (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in St. Cloud, MN per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for Minnesota and on a national level. In St. Cloud, MN the total number of daily crimes is 1.92 times more than the Minnesota average and 1.61 times more than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in St. Cloud, MN is 1.79 times more than the Minnesota average and 1.13 times more than the national average. With regards to property crimes, St. Cloud, MN has a daily crime rate that is 1.94 times more than the Minnesota average and 1.68 times more than the national average.

How Safe is St. Cloud (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Minnesota and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is St. Cloud, MN? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that St. Cloud, MN has been ranked safer than 5% of other cities in the state of Minnesota. In addition, St. Cloud, MN is safer than 19% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Minnesota and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than St. Cloud, MN. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that St. Cloud, MN is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in St. Cloud

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in St. Cloud is 1 in 230

The chance of being a victim of property crime in St. Cloud is 1 in 25

The chance of being a victim of crime in St. Cloud is 1 in 22

Wondering what the chances are that you will be the victim of a crime in St. Cloud, MN? The illustrations above show how likely you are to become a victim of violent crime, property crime or any crime. In St. Cloud, MN you have a 1 in 230 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 25 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 22 chance of becoming a victim of crime in St. Cloud, MN.

Year Over Year Crime In St. Cloud (per 100,000 people)

The year over year change in crime helps to understand whether crime in St. Cloud, MN is on the rise or declining. Analysts use this measure in order to eliminate the effect of changes in crime by the season. Year over year change in crime is shown for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people in the graph above. Clearly, the violent crime rate in St. Cloud, MN has increased by 17%, while the property crime rate in St. Cloud, MN has decreased by 16% year over year. Summing up the numbers, St. Cloud, MN has decreased by 13% with regards to total crimes year over year.

St. Cloud police department

Item	St. Cloud	Minnesota	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	121	7,759	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.8	1.8	3.3

There are a total of 121 St. Cloud police officers. This results in 1.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 0.8% greater than the Minnesota average and 44.1% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Minnesota

State	Total offenders	Minnesota_/100K	National_/100K
Minnesota	336	7	222

There are a total of 336 sex offenders in Minnesota. This yields a total of 7 sex offenders in Minnesota per 100,000 residents which is 97% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cold Spring, MN	4,071	72	739	811
Rockville, MN	2,511	90	786	875
St. Joseph, MN	6,775	87	809	895
Becker, MN	4,677	42	888	930
Rice, MN	1,467	101	889	990
Clearwater, MN	1,743	102	892	994
St. Augusta, MN	3,547	105	921	1,026
St. Cloud, MN	66,770	435	4,128	4,563

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Oshkosh, WI	66,713	212	2,207	2,418
Kissimmee, FL	66,840	714	3,750	4,464
Woodbury, MN	66,699	67	1,940	2,006
Davis, CA	66,886	159	2,445	2,604
Portland, ME	66,649	292	2,677	2,970
St. Cloud, MN	66,770	435	4,128	4,563

Source: The St. Cloud, MN crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.