Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Northfield, MN Crime Grade
How Northfield 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Minnesota
7/10
vs. Minnesota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Northfield, MN was 172.6 per 100,000 residents (37 incidents over a population of 21,442). That puts Northfield 47% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 23% below the Minnesota statewide rate of 223.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Northfield (red), Minnesota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Northfield 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 | 144.0(30) | 125.3(26) | 147.6(31) | 156.4(33) | 172.6(37) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 33.6(7) | 33.7(7) | 42.9(9) | 37.9(8) | 42.0(9) |
| Robbery | 4.8(1) | 4.8(1) | 9.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 4.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 105.6(22) | 86.8(18) | 95.3(20) | 118.5(25) | 125.9(27) |
| Property crime | 749.0(156) | 742.3(154) | 1009.7(212) | 1360.3(287) | 914.1(196) |
| Burglary | 62.4(13) | 43.4(9) | 66.7(14) | 109.0(23) | 74.6(16) |
| Larceny | 643.4(134) | 674.8(140) | 895.4(188) | 1237.0(261) | 825.5(177) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 33.6(7) | 24.1(5) | 28.6(6) | 9.5(2) | 9.3(2) |
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: Northfield'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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