Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.
Raw data sources:
18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
"Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually."
Where is 2024 data?
Methodology:
Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations….
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According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Perham is safer than 77% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Minnesota, only on the order of 36% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Perham. If you live in Perham, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 262. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 44.
Compared to other communities of similar population size, Perham has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Perham is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Perham does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Perham.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Perham occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Perham; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 458. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Perham is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Perham than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 611.
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FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data
NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
