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
Deer River has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Deer River is 1 in 82. How does Deer River fare compared to other communities in Minnesota of all population sizes? Deer River's crime rate is lower than approximately 30% of Minnesota communities.
However, when you compare Deer River to other communities of similar population, then Deer River crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Deer River does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Deer River 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 Deer River.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Deer River 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 Deer River; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 226. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in Deer River; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.
Importantly, we found that Deer River has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Deer River is one in 301.
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Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
4 |
7 |
11 |
Crime Rate
|
4.43 |
7.75 |
12.18 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 1.11 | 0.00 | 3.32 |
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 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 4.43 | 3.32 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |