Crane Island Historic District · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 4.0Minnetrista reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Minnetrista’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A for safety: #16 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 Minnetrista
Minnetrista reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 8 Minnesota towns on Minnetrista’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Orono (A−). Mound, Victoria, Independence, Watertown Township, Laketown Township, Franklin Township and Waconia Township 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 Minnetrista’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 lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
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 | Minnetrista property | Rest of Minnesota property | Minnetrista violent | Rest of Minnesota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.8 | 24.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 21.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 20.7 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 2.4 | 18.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Minnetrista’s police reported 13 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.4 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 | Minnetrista | Rest of Minnesota | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 2 property crimes reported
And fewer than 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.
32 crimes reported in 2025
4 violent and 28 property, as reported to the FBI by Minnetrista’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Two people died in crashes on Minnetrista’s roads in 2019–2023
Minnetrista had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died.
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 Minnetrista’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Minnetrista’s own rate (4.6) 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.
Minnetrista and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetrista | A | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Mound | — | — | — |
| Victoria | — | — | — |
| Independence | — | — | — |
| Watertown Township | — | — | — |
| Laketown Township | — | — | — |
| Orono | A− | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Franklin Township | — | — | — |
| Waconia Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Mound, Victoria, Independence, Watertown Township, Laketown Township, Franklin Township and Waconia Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Minnesota towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetrista | A | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Corcoran | A+ | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Waseca | B− | 1.7 | 11.1 |
| Little Falls | C+ | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| Baxter | C | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| St. Anthony | C− | 1.6 | 27.5 |
The five graded Minnesota towns closest to Minnetrista’s population (9,458), 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 Minnetrista. 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 Minnetrista’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (11,431 in 2025); our figure for Minnetrista is 9,458 (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 Minnetrista
Is Minnetrista, MN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Minnetrista reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #16 of 166 in Minnesota. Its police reported 0.4 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 Minnetrista?
0.4 violent and 3.9 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.
Is crime going up or down in Minnetrista?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Minnetrista safer than Orono?
Orono reports more crime per resident than Minnetrista: Orono grades A− for safety and Minnetrista A. Orono’s police reported 0.9 violent and 4.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Minnetrista?
Minnetrista’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Minnetrista”. 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.