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Brainerd Crime Rate Report (Minnesota)

Brainerd crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Brainerd for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Brainerd in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 23.73% and the city property crime rate in Brainerd was higher than the national property crime rate average but only by 2.21%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Brainerd was higher than the violent crime rate in Minnesota by 11.8% and the city property crime rate in Brainerd was higher than the property crime rate in Minnesota by 11.14%.

Property and Violent Crime
Brainerd Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Brainerd Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Brainerd Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault22
Arson0
Burglary13
Larceny and Theft199
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape12
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)280
Property Crime226
Violent Crime36
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault42
Arson0
Burglary15
Larceny and Theft144
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape11
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)229
Property Crime175
Violent Crime56

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Brainerd Property Crime

Brainerd Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Brainerd Crime 2025

Brainerd Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Brainerd Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Brainerd Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Brainerd, Minnesota crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Brainerd crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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