Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Duluth, MN Crime Grade
How Duluth 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
8/10
vs. Minnesota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Duluth, MN was 229.9 per 100,000 residents (203 incidents over a population of 88,307). That puts Duluth Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 3% above the Minnesota statewide rate of 223.2.
That ranks Duluth #2,259 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 40% of them, and #69 of 91 in Minnesota. Violent crime is up 2% year over year and down 42% over the last five years.
Duluth, MN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Minnesota Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 229.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,259 of 3,771
- MN rank
- #69 of 91
- Safer than
- 40% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 2%
- 5-year change
- down 42%
- Population
- 88,307
- Reporting agency
- Duluth Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Duluth Police Department (FBI ORI MN0690600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Duluth, MN
Also known as
- Onigamiinsing
- City of Duluth
History
Incorporated as a town on 19 May 1857 and as a city on 5 March 1870. Named for Sieur Daniel Graysolon Duluth, a French traveler.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Duluth (red), Minnesota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Duluth 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 | 397.8(341) | 301.8(260) | 273.8(237) | 225.0(198) | 229.9(203) |
| Murder | 1.2(1) | 7.0(6) | 1.2(1) | 9.1(8) | 4.5(4) |
| Rape | 98.0(84) | 67.3(58) | 73.9(64) | 48.9(43) | 51.0(45) |
| Robbery | 29.2(25) | 34.8(30) | 34.7(30) | 38.6(34) | 38.5(34) |
| Aggravated assault | 269.4(231) | 192.7(166) | 164.0(142) | 128.4(113) | 135.9(120) |
| Property crime | 4044.0(3,467) | 3044.9(2,623) | 2939.8(2,545) | 2991.9(2,633) | 3041.7(2,686) |
| Burglary | 473.6(406) | 434.2(374) | 321.1(278) | 276.1(243) | 251.4(222) |
| Larceny | 3211.2(2,753) | 2401.8(2,069) | 2423.5(2,098) | 2568.1(2,260) | 2669.1(2,357) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 334.8(287) | 197.3(170) | 182.5(158) | 122.7(108) | 112.1(99) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Duluth, MN Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Duluth Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Duluth calculated?
- Duluth's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Minnesota state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Minnesota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Duluth Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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