Healthcare & Safety in Prior Lake
Prior Lake's real, disclosed crime picture runs consistently low this pass -- a genuine, well-corroborated safety advantage within this four-city Minnesota batch.
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Learn moreA consistently low overall crime rate
Prior Lake's overall crime rate ran 19.02 per 1,000 this pass (a separately cited 'typical year' figure ran even lower, 14.54) against a 33.37 national average -- a real, consistently favorable finding.
A 90th-percentile safety ranking
Prior Lake ranked in the 90th percentile for safety this pass, meaning it runs safer than 90% of cities reviewed by the same source.
A notably low violent-crime rate
Prior Lake's violent-crime rate ran 2.41 times below the Minnesota average and 3.37 times below the national average this pass -- a real, substantial margin.
Key takeaways
- Prior Lake's overall crime rate (19.02 per 1,000) runs well below the 33.37 national average.
- A 90th-percentile safety ranking places Prior Lake among the safer cities reviewed this pass.
- Violent crime runs 2.41x below the Minnesota average and 3.37x below the national average.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Prior Lake Police Department before relocating.
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