Photo: PinchyCC · CC BY-SA 4.0Maplewood reports more crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Maplewood’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #156 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 Maplewood
3 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Minnesota towns on Maplewood’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Woodbury (B), White Bear Lake (B−), North St. Paul (C+), St. Paul (D), Roseville (D−). Little Canada and Vadnais Heights have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. 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 Maplewood’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.
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 | Maplewood property | Rest of Minnesota property | Maplewood violent | Rest of Minnesota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39.3 | 24.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 30.9 | 21.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 27.1 | 20.6 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 25.5 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 26 property crimes reported
And about 4 violent crimes, 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Maplewood’s police reported 480 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.0 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 | Maplewood | Rest of Minnesota | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
1,167 crimes reported in 2025
151 violent and 1,016 property, as reported to the FBI by Maplewood’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
12 people died in crashes on Maplewood’s roads in 2019–2023
Maplewood had 12 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 6 were pedestrians.
That is 5.9 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.
Maplewood and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood | D | 4.0 | 27.8 |
| North St. Paul | C+ | 1.9 | 18.2 |
| St. Paul | D | 5.8 | 29.0 |
| Little Canada | — | — | — |
| Vadnais Heights | — | — | — |
| Woodbury | B | 0.8 | 12.1 |
| White Bear Lake | B− | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| Roseville | D− | 3.4 | 73.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Little Canada and Vadnais Heights have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Minnesota towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood | D | 4.0 | 27.8 |
| Cottage Grove | A− | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| Inver Grove Heights | C+ | 1.7 | 14.2 |
| Richfield | C | 2.3 | 22.3 |
| Moorhead | C− | 4.0 | 16.6 |
| Mankato | C− | 2.8 | 25.3 |
The five graded Minnesota towns closest to Maplewood’s population (40,717), 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 Maplewood. 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 Maplewood’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (39,828 in 2025); our figure for Maplewood is 40,717 (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 Maplewood
Is Maplewood, MN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Maplewood reports more crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #156 of 166 in Minnesota. Its police reported 4.0 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 Maplewood?
4.0 violent and 27.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Minnesota reports 3.0 and 20.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Maplewood?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Maplewood in 2025?
Maplewood’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 7.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Maplewood safer than North St. Paul?
North St. Paul reports less crime per resident than Maplewood: North St. Paul grades C+ for safety and Maplewood D. North St. Paul’s police reported 1.9 violent and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Maplewood?
Maplewood’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Maplewood”. 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.