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The Cottage Grove crime rate is lower than the Minnesota average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #96

Cottage Grove, MN	724.94
Minnesota	1,298.40
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Cottage Grove, MN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	1	7	5	7	55	589	30	1
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	2.8	19.7	14.1	19.7	154.6	1,655.6	84.3	2.8	715
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	1.6	26.6	67.6	123.3	380.7	1,763.5	153.3	NA	1,090
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	5	11	9	82	578	23	4
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	14.1	31.1	25.5	232.0	1,635.6	65.1	11.3	701
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	2.1	25.9	67.8	127.5	419.0	1,854.4	147.0	NA	1,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	1	NA	3	13	110	520	21	15
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	2.8	NA	8.5	36.9	311.8	1,474.0	59.5	42.5	648
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	1.8	30.5	64.6	134.0	471.8	1,939.3	157.2	NA	1,210
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	NA	2	5	77	485	16	1
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	5.7	14.3	220.9	1,391.4	45.9	2.9	504
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	1.4	31.1	63.4	125.4	481.3	1,915.1	153.1	NA	1,193
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	NA	5	10	94	460	12	12
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	14.6	29.2	274.2	1,342.0	35.0	35.0	543
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	1.8	33.9	63.9	136.4	460.3	1,950.0	161.9	NA	1,227
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	NA	9	20	74	545	26	2
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	26.5	58.9	217.8	1,604.4	76.5	5.9	647
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	1.4	34.0	68.7	139.8	484.0	1,995.3	161.8	NA	1,255
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	NA	4	14	92	604	27	4
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	12.0	41.9	275.5	1,808.6	80.8	12.0	691
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	2.1	34.6	80.0	146.1	505.9	2,151.6	193.1	NA	1,358
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	NA	3	23	148	611	38	1
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	9.0	69.1	444.6	1,835.5	114.2	3.0	821
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	2.2	36.0	91.8	158.6	570.8	2,224.7	241.0	NA	1,472
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	NA	8	25	135	588	43	7
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	24.4	76.3	411.9	1,794.3	131.2	21.4	834
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	2.4	31.8	105.1	172.6	583.9	2,236.6	258.9	NA	1,506
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	15	5	23	148	670	46	6
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	46.4	15.5	71.1	457.5	2,071.3	142.2	18.5	1,145
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	2.2	44.0	92.0	158.7	578.9	2,226.9	278.2	NA	1,536
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Cottage Grove, MN	33.00
Minnesota	34.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Cottage Grove, MN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	1.9	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	2.9	1.7	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	1.9	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	28
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	3.7	1.8	0.6	0.9	0.5	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	4.7	2.6	0.3	0.8	1.0	0.0	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	29
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	6.0	3.4	0.6	1.1	0.9	0.1	59
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	9.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	89
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	3.8	2.2	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	3.0	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	12.2	12.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	122
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	3.2	2.3	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Cottage Grove, MN	1.09
Minnesota	2.13
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Cottage Grove, MN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	44	38	6
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	123.7	106.8	16.9	1.15
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	253.0	165.3	87.7	2.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	45	39	6
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	127.3	110.4	17.0	1.19
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	250.1	163.8	86.3	2.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	45	39	6
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	127.6	110.6	17.0	1.19
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	254.6	166.3	88.3	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	45	39	6
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	129.1	111.9	17.2	1.20
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	254.7	167.0	87.8	2.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	46	39	7
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	134.2	113.8	20.4	1.24
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	258.8	169.0	89.7	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	46	39	7
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	135.4	114.8	20.6	1.25
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	264.6	171.4	93.2	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	43	36	7
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	128.8	107.8	21.0	1.18
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	266.2	172.3	93.8	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	46	39	7
	Cottage Grove, MN	Per 100,000	138.2	117.2	21.0	1.28
	Minnesota	Per 100,000	266.8	172.0	94.8	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	47	38	9
2005	Cottage Grove, MN	Count	54	39	15