Most Dangerous City In Minnesota Is Not What You’d Think!

You would think that the Most Dangerous City in Minnesota would be one of the largest cities in the state. But that's not the case.

There are a lot of beautiful places in Minnesota. But there is also a lot of crime in the Land of 10,000 lakes.

The folks at Travel Safe Abroad crunched the numbers and came up with the "10 Most Dangerous Cities In Minnesota".

10-Brooklyn Park: Population 79,946. The rate of crime is 72 per every 1,000 residents.

9-Virginia: Population 8,259. The chances of being a victim of violent crime in Virginia are 1 in 181. There were a total of 609 crimes last year.

8-Mankato: Population 44,488. Last year there were a total of 3,306 crimes.

7-St. Cloud: Population 68, 756. The city’s crime rate is 86 per 1,000 people. Last year the number of violent crimes totaled 1,235 making that rate 179 per 1,000 people.

6-St. Paul: Population 309,957. Last year there were a total of 27,665 crimes committed. The overall crime rate in the city is 89 per 1,000 people.

5-Minneapolis: Population 438,463. Last year there were a total of 40,375 crimes. 92 offenses per 1,000 residents.

4-Roseville: Population 35,874. It also has 111 crimes per 1,000 people. Last year there were a total of 4,196 crimes.

3-Brainerd: Population 14,425. The rate of crime in Brainerd is 128 per 1,000 people. Last year there were a total of 1,724 crimes.

2-Waite Park: Population 7,839. The rate of crime in Waite Park is 164 per 1,000 people. The total number of crimes reported was 1,287.

1-Bemidji: Population: 15,570. There are 167 criminal offenses for every 1,000 people in Bemidji. It’s now the most dangerous city in Minnesota. Last year there was a total of 2,613 crimes.