Three of these numbers pull in different directions. Crime sits high and steady: violent crime runs 62% above the national rate and property crime 45% above, placing Saint Paul in the 7th percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades; the 2024 violent rate fell 1.3%, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable. The school picture splits by level rather than by average. High schools rate 5.5/10 while middle schools average 3.0/10, and Nova Classical Academy Upper School reaches 10.0/10 among 136 rated schools, so a buyer reading only the 4.7 average misreads both ends. Flood context is state-level: 31 FEMA declarations for Minnesota between 1957 and 2024, which settles nothing about one parcel. Every figure here is a city-wide average, and the safest and least safe blocks in Saint Paul differ dramatically. The address you are weighing is one block.
Crime in Saint Paul vs. the national average
Saint Paul reports 618 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 62% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,834 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (45% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 1.3% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Saint Paul | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 618 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2834 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Saint Paul can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Minnesota — the state SafeNest uses for Saint Paul's flood context — list 31 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1957 and 2024, most recently "Severe Storms And Flooding". Minnesota has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Saint Paul address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Saint Paul
Public schools in Saint Paul average 4.7/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 136 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.5/10 on average, while middle schools average 3.0/10. The highest-scoring is Nova Classical Academy Upper School at 10.0/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Saint Paul: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Saint Paul address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Saint Paul
Is Saint Paul, MN safe?
Saint Paul records 618 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 62% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Saint Paul?
Saint Paul reports approximately 618 violent crimes and 2834 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Saint Paul have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Saint Paul, federal records show 31 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Minnesota, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Minnesota.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).