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Safety · Minnesota

Safest Counties in Minnesota 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Minnesota

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Lake of the Woods County, MN
97.5
2Wadena County, MN
94.5
3Grant County, MN
93.2
4Lincoln County, MN
93
5Swift County, MN
90.4
6Red Lake County, MN
90
7Brown County, MN
89.7
8Lac qui Parle County, MN
89.3
9Clearwater County, MN
88.5
10Faribault County, MN
88.4

All Minnesota Counties — Safety Rankings

87 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Lake of the Woods County, MN
97.5
74.3
2Wadena County, MN
94.5
62.5
3Grant County, MN
93.2
66.1
4Lincoln County, MN
93
69.3
5Swift County, MN
90.4
65.2
6Red Lake County, MN
90
73.1
7Brown County, MN
89.7
60.3
8Lac qui Parle County, MN
89.3
72.5
9Clearwater County, MN
88.5
65.2
10Faribault County, MN
88.4
61.9
11Pipestone County, MN
88.2
67
12Houston County, MN
87.9
59.8
13Norman County, MN
87.8
68.8
14Chippewa County, MN
87.7
59.5
15Jackson County, MN
87.4
72.5
16Murray County, MN
87.2
72.7
17Sibley County, MN
87.2
57.3
18Marshall County, MN
85.2
69.1
19Kittson County, MN
84.6
69.5
20Traverse County, MN
84.5
68.1
21Fillmore County, MN
82.9
65.1
22Yellow Medicine County, MN
82.8
66.5
23Wabasha County, MN
81.4
64.4
24Lake County, MN
79.6
65.5
25Rock County, MN
79.4
70.7
26Wright County, MN
77.1
56.5
27Lyon County, MN
76.8
64.5
28Stevens County, MN
76.6
65.6
29Dodge County, MN
74.6
58.4
30Pope County, MN
74.3
65.4
31Kanabec County, MN
72.4
52.6
32Itasca County, MN
70.5
56.5
33Carver County, MN
70.2
56
34Stearns County, MN
69.6
50.3
35Le Sueur County, MN
69
56.3
36Big Stone County, MN
67.1
68.8
37Cass County, MN
66.8
57.2
38Todd County, MN
65.2
55.4
39Roseau County, MN
65
56.2
40Cottonwood County, MN
64.9
63.2
41Douglas County, MN
64.6
56.4
42Sherburne County, MN
64.1
55.7
43Watonwan County, MN
63.5
53.6
44Nobles County, MN
62
50.4
45Martin County, MN
60.5
59.2
46Meeker County, MN
60.2
57.7
47Nicollet County, MN
59.9
54.4
48McLeod County, MN
59.5
50.1
49Redwood County, MN
59
62.9
50Otter Tail County, MN
57.9
51.7
51Wilkin County, MN
56
65.3
52Carlton County, MN
54.9
49.8
53Polk County, MN
53.9
50.9
54Rice County, MN
51.5
49.3
55Waseca County, MN
51.3
52.5
56Chisago County, MN
50.4
46.2
57Renville County, MN
50
57.4
58Steele County, MN
49.8
49.6
59Becker County, MN
48
52.7
60Scott County, MN
45.8
45.8
61Koochiching County, MN
43.8
59.9
62Crow Wing County, MN
41.6
49.3
63Hubbard County, MN
41.4
50.3
64Cook County, MN
40.5
61.6
65Morrison County, MN
38.5
50.8
66Freeborn County, MN
36.2
47.5
67Pine County, MN
35.5
46.9
68Washington County, MN
35
47.6
69Mahnomen County, MN
34.4
47
70Winona County, MN
32.9
48
71Kandiyohi County, MN
31.9
46.2
72Isanti County, MN
30
43.6
73Goodhue County, MN
29.8
47.8
74Aitkin County, MN
29.2
53.3
75Olmsted County, MN
27.6
43.7
76Pennington County, MN
26.3
43.9
77Mower County, MN
26.1
44.7
78Anoka County, MN
25.2
43.7
79Dakota County, MN
23.7
43
80Mille Lacs County, MN
21.2
42.6
81Blue Earth County, MN
21.1
41.7
82Clay County, MN
15.4
41.8
83St. Louis County, MN
14.9
40.7
84Beltrami County, MN
5.5
36
85Hennepin County, MN
3.4
36
86Ramsey County, MN
2.8
32.6
87Benton County, MN
0.5
41

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