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Safety in Lake Andrew Township · Not graded

Lake Andrew Township: recorded crime, not graded

Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Lake Andrew Township has nothing to grade it on. Within a 25-mile drive lie 2 towns that have a grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Willmar (C), 11 miles away.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Minnesota towns with a Safety Grade

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
WillmarC11 mi4.013.5
PaynesvilleA19 mi1.31.5
BensonA−26 mi2.30.5
Eden ValleyA+26 mi0.30.9
LitchfieldB−29 mi1.710.2
MelroseA−31 mi1.61.6

Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Andrew Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Andrew Township.

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

On the roads

One person died in crashes on Lake Andrew Township’s roads in 2019–2023

Lake Andrew Township 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 Lake Andrew Township’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lake Andrew Township’s own rate (22.0) is context, not a ranking.

1
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
0
pedestrians among them
0
cyclists among them
22.0
per 100,000 a year · Minnesota towns of 2,500–5,000: 4.7

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.

Next door

Lake Andrew Township and its neighbors

Arctander Township: not gradedNew London Township: not gradedColfax Township: not gradedDovre Township: not gradedMamre Township: not gradedArctander TownshipNew London TownshipColfax TownshipDovre TownshipMamre TownshipLake Andrew Township
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
New London Township———
Dovre Township———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. New London Township and Dovre Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

How to read these numbers

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.
  • A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
  • 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 Lake Andrew Township

Is Lake Andrew Township, MN safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Lake Andrew Township. Lake Andrew Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Minnesota towns with a grade are Willmar (C, 11 mi), Paynesville (A, 19 mi), Benson (A−, 26 mi).

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.