TWIN CITIES, MN — Data and analytics website Niche has released its 2026 Crime and Safety grades for the Twin Cities metro, ranking communities from safest to least safe.
The grades are based on FBI crime data and CDC health statistics, combined with resident survey responses.
No metro community scored a D or lower. Here is the full list:
A
Deephaven
A minus
Bayport
B plus
Corcoran
B
Lauderdale
Eden Prairie
Edina
Mendota Heights
Medina
Eagan
Wayzata
Golden Valley
New Brighton
Rosemount
Stillwater
Chaska
Lino Lakes
Cottage Grove
Farmington
Oak Park Heights
B minus
Plymouth
Minnetonka
St. Anthony
St. Louis Park
Woodbury
Maple Grove
Lakeville
Apple Valley
Savage
Orono
Hudson, Wisconsin
North Hudson, Wisconsin
Mounds View
Champlin
Shakopee
Oakdale
Blaine
Hastings
Spring Lake Park
White Bear Lake
St. Paul Park
Ramsey
Forest Lake
C plus
Columbia Heights
C
Crystal
Brooklyn Center
South St. Paul
C minus
Minneapolis (Major city, not suburb)
St. Paul (Major city, not suburb)
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