Safest Cities in Minnesota

Cities ranked by Community Safety Score — a composite of health outcomes, economic stability, and healthcare access from CDC and Census data. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Safest Cities 50

1 Chanhassen
76.3
2 Chaska
76.3
3 Waconia
76.3
4 Woodbury
76.0
5 Cottage Grove
76.0
6 Oakdale
76.0
7 Forest Lake
76.0
8 Stillwater
76.0
9 Hugo
76.0
10 Shakopee
75.2
11 Savage
75.2
12 Prior Lake
75.2
13 Eagan
74.3
14 Burnsville
74.3
15 Lakeville
74.3
16 Apple Valley
74.3
17 Inver Grove Heights
74.3
18 Rosemount
74.3
19 Farmington
74.3
20 Hastings
74.3
21 South Saint Paul
74.3
22 West Saint Paul
74.3
23 Mendota Heights
74.3
24 Saint Michael
74.1
25 Buffalo
74.1
26 Otsego
74.1
27 Monticello
74.1
28 Rochester
73.5
29 Minneapolis
73.0
30 Bloomington
73.0
31 Brooklyn Park
73.0
32 Plymouth
73.0
33 Maple Grove
73.0
34 Eden Prairie
73.0
35 West Coon Rapids
73.0
36 Minnetonka
73.0
37 Edina
73.0
38 Minnetonka Mills
73.0
39 Saint Louis Park
73.0
40 Richfield
73.0
41 Brooklyn Center
73.0
42 Longfellow Community
73.0
43 Champlin
73.0
44 Crystal
73.0
45 Golden Valley
73.0
46 New Hope
73.0
47 Hopkins
73.0
48 Robbinsdale
73.0
49 Rogers
73.0
50 Elk River
72.6

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).