Photo: davumaya · CC BY-SA 2.0On property crime, Burnsville has a higher rate per resident than 73% of U.S. towns
4 of the 5 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Burnsville’s letter overall is C (#133 of 166 graded towns in Minnesota): more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, from crimes its police reported through 2023 to 2025. Even so, the rate the grade counts dropped 27% from 2023 to 2025. Typical years here bring 2.1 violent crimes plus 17.9 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 3.0 plus 20.2 in the rest of Minnesota.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MN” is every other Minnesota city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Burnsville
4 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Minnesota towns on Burnsville’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Lakeville (A−), Savage (B+), Eagan (C+), Apple Valley (C+), Bloomington (D). Neighbors ↓
Among Minnesota towns, lower
Minnesota’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Burnsville’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 20% of the 166 Minnesota towns we grade, against 33% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Burnsville’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Burnsville property | Rest of Minnesota property | Burnsville violent | Rest of Minnesota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 14.8 | 18.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Minnesota.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Burnsville | Rest of Minnesota | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Burnsville’s police reported 411 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Minnesota and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Burnsville per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,070 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
107 violent and 963 property, as reported to the FBI by Burnsville’s police.
17 people died in crashes on Burnsville’s roads in 2019–2023
Burnsville had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 17 people died; 3 were pedestrians. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 5.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Minnesota towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.2, 40 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Burnsville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsville | C | 2.1 | 17.9 |
| Bloomington | D | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| Apple Valley | C+ | 2.2 | 16.5 |
| Savage | B+ | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| Lakeville | A− | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| Eagan | C+ | 1.1 | 16.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Minnesota towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsville | C | 2.1 | 17.9 |
| Eden Prairie | B | 0.6 | 12.4 |
| Blaine | B− | 0.8 | 14.1 |
| Maple Grove | B− | 1.1 | 16.4 |
| Coon Rapids | C+ | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| St. Cloud | D | 3.7 | 29.5 |
The five graded Minnesota towns closest to Burnsville’s population (65,244), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Burnsville. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Burnsville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (64,952 in 2025); our figure for Burnsville is 65,244 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Burnsville
Is Burnsville, MN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Burnsville reports more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #133 of 166 in Minnesota. Its police reported 2.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Minnesota and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Burnsville?
2.1 violent and 17.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Minnesota reports 3.0 and 20.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Burnsville in 2025?
Burnsville’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.1 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Burnsville safer than Bloomington?
Bloomington reports more crime per resident than Burnsville: Bloomington grades D for safety and Burnsville C. Bloomington’s police reported 3.0 violent and 34.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Burnsville?
Burnsville’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Burnsville”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.