Crime in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Prior Lake violent crime is 9.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Prior Lake property crime is 29.2. (The US average is 35.4)

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Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Prior Lake, MN Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	261.9	0	70.3	44.7	146.9	3437	428	2798.2	210.8
2001	261.1	0	55.9	18.6	186.5	3412.5	372.9	2846.8	192.7
2002	270.9	6.2	67.7	43.1	153.9	3386.5	498.7	2641.5	246.3
2003	93.1	0	16.4	16.4	60.2	3038.4	427	2403.4	208
2004	153.4	0	34.6	24.7	94	2955	594	2113.5	247.5
2005	149.4	0	32.7	28	88.7	2367.1	420.2	1741.4	205.4
2006		0		17.9	103.1	2101.6	466	1528.1	107.5
2007		0		8.4	92.1	2219.5	330.8	1750.5	138.2
2008		4.1		20.6	82.6	1924.1	342.7	1515.3	66.1
2009		0		8	80.4	1970.2	373.9	1548	48.3
2010		0		7.6	76.2	1627.2	346.8	1238.5	41.9
2011		0		30.5	65.3	1976.3	278.6	1623.7	74
2012		0		17.1	29.9	1943.6	192.2	1657.4	94
2013	83.1	0	20.8	12.5	49.9	1837.4	257.7	1517.3	62.4
2014	92.8	0	40.4	4	48.4	1497.2	133.2	1319.7	44.4
2015	70.4	0	31.3	19.5	19.5	1747.4	308.8	1364.3	74.3
2017	113.7	0	30.3	15.2	68.2	2457	182	2104.3	170.6
2018	148.6	0	37.1	29.7	81.7	2131.8	111.4	1931.3	89.1
2019	153.5	0	43.9	25.6	84.1	2203.8	182.7	1929.7	91.4

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Shakopee, MN	193.4	1,778.4	41,892	4	2019
Savage, MN	108.2	1,249.4	32,336	4	2019
Burnsville, MN	168.0	2,644.1	61,306	8	2019
Eden Prairie, MN	80.3	1,080.6	64,777	8	2019
Bloomington, MN	236.3	3,584.3	85,902	9	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Shakopee, MN	193.4	1,778.4	41,892	4	2019
Savage, MN	108.2	1,249.4	32,336	4	2019
Chaska, MN	58.9	932.1	27,143	10	2019
Chanhassen, MN	48.2	1,451.7	20,735	11	2002
Richfield, MN	202.2	2,354.6	36,100	13	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Prior Lake 3 Reviews

Love it! - 10/11/2012
Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the... Read More

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PL Has it all! - 4/7/2010
A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,... Read More

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Prior Lake---an outlying "suburb" of Minneapolis - 6/24/2007
We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River... Read More

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