Dilworth reports more crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Dilworth’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #163 of 166 graded towns in 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 Dilworth
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 1 Minnesota towns on Dilworth’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Moorhead (C−). Neighbors ↓
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 Dilworth’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Dilworth’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Reported crime is falling
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.
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| Year | Dilworth property | Rest of Minnesota property | Dilworth violent | Rest of Minnesota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 55.2 | 24.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 68.6 | 21.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 61.9 | 20.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 43.0 | 18.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Dilworth’s police reported 23 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Minnesota and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Dilworth | Rest of Minnesota | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 43 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
216 crimes reported in 2025
7 violent and 209 property, as reported to the FBI by Dilworth’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
One person died in crashes on Dilworth’s roads in 2019–2023
Dilworth had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Minnesota towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Dilworth’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Dilworth’s own rate (4.2) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Dilworth and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Minnesota towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilworth | D | 1.6 | 57.8 |
| St. James | B+ | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| Sauk Centre | B+ | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| Windom | B− | 2.7 | 7.5 |
| Chisholm | C | 2.5 | 16.2 |
| Oak Park Heights | C− | 2.6 | 23.9 |
The five graded Minnesota towns closest to Dilworth’s population (4,823), by grade.
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 Dilworth. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Dilworth’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,864 in 2025); our figure for Dilworth is 4,823 (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 Dilworth
Is Dilworth, MN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Dilworth reports more crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #163 of 166 in Minnesota. Its police reported 1.6 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 Dilworth?
1.6 violent and 57.8 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.
Is crime going up or down in Dilworth?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Dilworth safer than Moorhead?
Moorhead reports less crime per resident than Dilworth: Moorhead grades C− for safety and Dilworth D. Moorhead’s police reported 4.0 violent and 16.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Dilworth?
Dilworth’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Dilworth”. 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.