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Chaska, MN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

Chaska is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (61%) and also has a lower crime rate than 45% of the communities in Minnesota, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Chaska is one in 159 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 44. It is for these reasons that Chaska is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Chaska has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Chaska 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 Chaska 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 Chaska.

For Chaska, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Chaska than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1936, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Chaska; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Chaska Crime Data

total Crime Index

61

(100 is safest)


Safer than 61% of U.S. cities.

Chaska Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

15

168

183

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.52

5.79

6.30

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.52
2.61
National Median: 4
    Chaska
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,936

in Chaska

1 in 383

in Minnesota

Chaska Violent Crimes

Population: 29,034
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 4 1 10
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.14 0.03 0.34

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.79
17.02
National Median: 19
    Chaska
    Minnesota

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 173

in Chaska

1 in 59

in Minnesota

Property Crimes

Population: 29,034
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 19 140 9
Rate per 1,000 0.65 4.82 0.31

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Chaska Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
10
18
National Median: 26.5
    Chaska
    Minnesota