Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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 St. Cloud is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 12 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 St. Cloud is 1 in 80. Based on FBI crime data, St. Cloud is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Florida, St. Cloud has a crime rate that is higher than 52% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.
However, compared to other communities of similar population size, St. Cloud has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, St. Cloud is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
Now let us turn to take a look at how St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 427. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in St. Cloud; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
151 |
651 |
802 |
Crime Rate
|
2.34 |
10.09 |
12.44 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 20 | 9 | 122 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.14 | 1.89 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 106 | 509 | 36 |
Rate per 1,000 | 1.64 | 7.89 | 0.56 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |