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Lakeville, MN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Lakeville has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lakeville is 1 in 100. How does Lakeville fare compared to other communities in Minnesota of all population sizes? Lakeville's crime rate is lower than approximately 39% of Minnesota communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Lakeville, and we found that the crime rate in Lakeville is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Lakeville is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lakeville does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lakeville.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Lakeville's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Lakeville is one in 751.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Lakeville; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Lakeville Crime Data

total Crime Index

49

(100 is safest)


Safer than 49% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Lakeville Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

97

634

731

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.33

8.71

10.04

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.33
3.16
National Median: 4
    Lakeville
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 751

in Lakeville

1 in 317

in Minnesota

Lakeville Violent Crimes

Population: 72,812
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 34 6 56
Rate per 1,000 0.01 0.47 0.08 0.77

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.71
20.64
National Median: 19
    Lakeville
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 115

in Lakeville

1 in 48

in Minnesota

Property Crimes

Population: 72,812
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 55 528 51
Rate per 1,000 0.76 7.25 0.70

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Lakeville Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
19
22
National Median: 26.8
    Lakeville
    Minnesota