Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Detroit Lakes, MN Crime Grade
How Detroit Lakes grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Minnesota — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Minnesota
7/10
vs. Minnesota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Detroit Lakes, MN was 189.4 per 100,000 residents (19 incidents over a population of 10,032). That puts Detroit Lakes 42% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 15% below the Minnesota statewide rate of 223.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Detroit Lakes (red), Minnesota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Detroit Lakes vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 279.3(26) | 266.1(26) | 219.8(22) | 170.5(17) | 189.4(19) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.7(5) | 61.4(6) | 40.0(4) | 40.1(4) | 19.9(2) |
| Robbery | 10.7(1) | 30.7(3) | 10.0(1) | 10.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 214.8(20) | 174.0(17) | 169.8(17) | 120.4(12) | 169.5(17) |
| Property crime | 2803.4(261) | 2200.4(215) | 1668.5(167) | 1554.8(155) | 1644.7(165) |
| Burglary | 247.0(23) | 378.7(37) | 89.9(9) | 220.7(22) | 169.5(17) |
| Larceny | 2341.6(218) | 1719.4(168) | 1488.7(149) | 1284.0(128) | 1405.5(141) |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Detroit Lakes's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Minnesota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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