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South St. Paul, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

The crime rate in South St. Paul is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 27 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in South St. Paul is 1 in 37. Based on FBI crime data, South St. Paul is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Minnesota, South St. Paul has a crime rate that is higher than 91% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare South St. Paul to other communities of similar population, then South St. Paul crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how South St. Paul does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in South St. Paul occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in South St. Paul; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 247. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that South St. Paul's rate for property crime is 23 per one thousand population. This makes South St. Paul a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in South St. Paul is one in 44.

Importantly, we found that South St. Paul has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in South St. Paul is one in 207.

South St. Paul Crime Data

total Crime Index

13

(100 is safest)


Safer than 13% of U.S. cities.

South St. Paul Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

83

469

552

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

4.05

22.87

26.92

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
4.05
2.81
National Median: 4
    South St. Paul
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 247

in South St. Paul

1 in 356

in Minnesota

South St. Paul Violent Crimes

Population: 20,506
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 13 1 69
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.63 0.05 3.36

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
22.87
19.67
National Median: 20
    South St. Paul
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 44

in South St. Paul

1 in 51

in Minnesota

Property Crimes

Population: 20,506
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 55 315 99
Rate per 1,000 2.68 15.36 4.83

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

South St. Paul Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
90
20
National Median: 27.0
    South St. Paul
    Minnesota