Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Lake Minnetonka, MN Crime Grade
How South Lake Minnetonka 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Minnesota
1/10
vs. Minnesota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Lake Minnetonka, MN was 41.5 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 12,057). That puts South Lake Minnetonka 87% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 81% below the Minnesota statewide rate of 223.2.
That ranks South Lake Minnetonka #378 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 90% of them, and #7 of 91 in Minnesota. Violent crime is up 24% year over year and down 33% over the last five years.
South Lake Minnetonka, MN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Minnesota Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 41.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #378 of 3,771
- MN rank
- #7 of 91
- Safer than
- 90% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 24%
- 5-year change
- down 33%
- Population
- 12,057
- Reporting agency
- South Lake Minnetonka Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Lake Minnetonka Police Department (FBI ORI MN0270700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Lake Minnetonka (red), Minnesota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Lake Minnetonka 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 | 62.3(8) | 40.4(5) | 16.5(2) | 33.4(4) | 41.5(5) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 16.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 16.7(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 62.3(8) | 24.2(3) | 16.5(2) | 16.7(2) | 41.5(5) |
| Property crime | 631.2(81) | 613.3(76) | 329.2(40) | 334.4(40) | 232.2(28) |
| Burglary | 85.7(11) | 80.7(10) | 32.9(4) | 50.2(6) | 24.9(3) |
| Larceny | 522.1(67) | 476.2(59) | 271.6(33) | 275.9(33) | 207.3(25) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23.4(3) | 40.4(5) | 24.7(3) | 8.4(1) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Lake Minnetonka, 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 South Lake Minnetonka 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 South Lake Minnetonka calculated?
- South Lake Minnetonka'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 South Lake Minnetonka 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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