Sartell & Becker Among Minnesota’s 20 Safest Cities

The safety experts and number crunchers at Safewise have sifted through the data and added it all up -- presenting us the 20 safest cities in Minnesota for 2018.

Minnesota’s 20 Safest Cities for 2018

1. Elko New Market
2. Dayton
3. Orono
4. Corcoran
5. Glencoe
6. Isanti
7. Minnetrista
8. Falcon Heights
9. Montevideo
10. La Crescent
11. Becker
12. Farmington
13. Little Falls
14. Cottage Grove
15. Lino Lakes
16. Sartell
17. Medina
18. Edina
19. North Mankato
20. St. Francis

On their methodology, Safewise says:

Our evaluation is based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) in each city. If there was a tie, we also factored in the number of property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft). To level the playing field, we calculated the rate of crimes per 1,000 people in each city. This makes it easier to directly compare the likelihood of these crimes occurring in cities with vastly different populations.

They also remind us that crime can happen anywhere, unfortunately, even in a safe city.