Hermantown records less violence than most U.S. towns, but more property crime
The rate the grade counts dropped 22% from 2023 to 2025. Overall, Hermantown grades C for safety (#133 of 166 graded towns in Minnesota): more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Its police logs show 0.7 violent crime and 24.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the rest of Minnesota the numbers are 3.0 and 20.2.
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 Hermantown
Hermantown reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 Minnesota towns on Hermantown’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Duluth (C−). Solway Township and Canosia Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Minnesota towns, lower
Minnesota’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Hermantown’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 Hermantown’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Hermantown’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Hermantown | Rest of Minnesota | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Hermantown’s police reported 20 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Minnesota and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Hermantown property | Rest of Minnesota property | Hermantown violent | Rest of Minnesota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.3 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 26.2 | 21.8 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 25.6 | 20.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 20.4 | 18.2 | 0.5 | 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.
Crime in Hermantown 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 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
215 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.
5 violent and 210 property, as reported to the FBI by Hermantown’s police.
Two people died in crashes on Hermantown’s roads in 2019–2023
Hermantown had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for Minnesota towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (3.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Hermantown’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hermantown’s own rate (3.9) 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.
Hermantown and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermantown | C | 0.7 | 24.1 |
| Duluth | C− | 2.4 | 29.7 |
| Solway Township | — | — | — |
| Canosia Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Solway Township and Canosia Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Minnesota towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermantown | C | 0.7 | 24.1 |
| Minnetrista | A | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Little Falls | C+ | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| Fairmont | C+ | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| Detroit Lakes | C+ | 1.9 | 16.2 |
| St. Anthony | C− | 1.6 | 27.5 |
The five graded Minnesota towns closest to Hermantown’s population (10,110), 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 Hermantown. 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 Hermantown’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (10,276 in 2025); our figure for Hermantown is 10,110 (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 Hermantown
Is Hermantown, MN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hermantown reports more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #133 of 166 in Minnesota. Its police reported 0.7 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 Hermantown?
0.7 violent and 24.1 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 Hermantown safer than Duluth?
Duluth reports more crime per resident than Hermantown: Duluth grades C− for safety and Hermantown C. Duluth’s police reported 2.4 violent and 29.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hermantown?
Hermantown’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hermantown”. 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.