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Red Wing, MN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Red Wing is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 23 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Red Wing is 1 in 44. Based on FBI crime data, Red Wing is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Minnesota, Red Wing has a crime rate that is higher than 92% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Red Wing to other communities of similar population, then Red Wing crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Red Wing does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Red Wing does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Red Wing.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Red Wing occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Red Wing; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 559. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Red Wing's rate for property crime is 21 per one thousand population. This makes Red Wing a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Red Wing is one in 47.

Red Wing Crime Data

total Crime Index

16

(100 is safest)


Safer than 16% of U.S. cities.

Red Wing Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

30

353

383

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.79

21.07

22.86

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.79
2.61
National Median: 4
    Red Wing
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 559

in Red Wing

1 in 383

in Minnesota

Red Wing Violent Crimes

Population: 16,756
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 6 1 22
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.36 0.06 1.31

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
21.07
17.02
National Median: 19
    Red Wing
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 47

in Red Wing

1 in 59

in Minnesota

Property Crimes

Population: 16,756
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 41 297 15
Rate per 1,000 2.45 17.72 0.90

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Red Wing Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
9
18
National Median: 26.5
    Red Wing
    Minnesota