Rosemount is 5th Safest Large Minnesota City: Study

If you know the pleasure of living in Rosemount, you may not be surprised to learn that the town is one of the safest in the state. In fact, Rosemount was ranked in the top five safest large cities in Minnesota, which includes cities in the state with a population over 20,000.

Value Penguin, a personal finance website, slotted Rosemount at No. 5 in 2016:

1. Winona
2. Orono
3. Chaska
4. Farmington
5. Rosemount
6. Shoreview
7. Lakeville
8. Northfield
9. Ramsey
10. Eden Prairie

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rosemount has an estimated population of 22,666.

To come up with its rankings, ValuePenguin used data pulled from 2014 FBI statistics, the most recent stats available:

"We standardized the data to reflect violent and property crimes per 100,000, to account for population. Then, we aggregated a “crime score” by weighting violent crime at 80% and property crime at 20%. … Then we adjusted the crime score for population size, giving more slack to larger cities. Finally, we ranked the cities based on their crime scores."

Rosemount's crime score is 509. Overall, Rosemount rated 9th in safety among the 125 communities with populations of at least 5,000 that were studied by the website.

How did Rosemount compare to neighboring communities? Here's a look at their overall rankings:

• Farmington: 8th
• Northfield: 24th
• Faribault: 99th
• Minneapolis: 125th

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