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Stearns County, MN Arrest Records

Stearns County, MN is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.30 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Wright, Pine, Washington, Cass, Beltrami counties in Minnesota.
Stearns County, MN property crime rate is 2.92 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 345 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 12.01% compared to 2015.

Stearns County, MN Crime Rate

Total arrests in Stearns County in 2016 increased by 18.44% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 31 to 47 while non-violent crime increased by 15.82% from 392 to 454.

5 Crimes In Stearns County, MN in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 345
Burglary 79
Aggravated assault 30
Motor vehicle theft 30
Revised rape 15

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Stearns County increased by 51.61% from 2015. In 2016 violent crime rate in Stearns County was 93.57% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.03%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Stearns County increased by 15.82% from 2015. In 2016 property crime rate in Stearns County was 89.74% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.292%.

How Stearns stands up against other counties

Stearns vs. Olmsted

You’ll be in more risk in Stearns compared to Olmsted county that had 38.51% lower crime rate compared to Stearns county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.1927 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0523 in Olmsted county.
Larceny rates of 2.2165 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.1104 in Olmsted county.

Stearns vs. Wright

You’ll be in more safety in Stearns compared to Wright county that had 329.87% higher crime rate compared to Stearns county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.1927 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.3697 in Wright county.
Burglary rates of 0.5075 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.9506 in Wright county.

Names with the most arrests in Stearns

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Stearns, Minnesota, the most crimes, that's 39.37% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Stearns County is 0.9% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.88 daily crimes that occur in Stearns County.
  • Stearns, MN is more violent than Olmsted.
  • In Stearns County you have a 1 in 311 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Stearns, MN have increased by 18.44%.

Stearns Police Departments

Cities in Stearns County

Names in Stearns County