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Detroit Lakes Crime Rate Report (Minnesota)

Detroit Lakes crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Detroit Lakes for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Detroit Lakes in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 42.19% and the city property crime rate in Detroit Lakes was higher than the national property crime rate average by 7.16%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Detroit Lakes was lower than the violent crime rate in Minnesota by 15.26% and the city property crime rate in Detroit Lakes was higher than the property crime rate in Minnesota by 16.53%.

Property and Violent Crime
Detroit Lakes Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Detroit Lakes Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Detroit Lakes Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault17
Arson0
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft141
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)181
Property Crime165
Violent Crime19
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault19
Arson0
Burglary21
Larceny and Theft133
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)177
Property Crime161
Violent Crime23

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Detroit Lakes Property Crime

Detroit Lakes Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Detroit Lakes Crime 2025

Detroit Lakes Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Detroit Lakes Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Detroit Lakes Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Detroit Lakes, 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 Detroit Lakes crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 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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