Crime

When it comes to crime in the St. Cloud metro area, how do we stack up compared to the rest of the country? According to a new interactive map, for the most part, we're doing pretty well.

Newly released statistics show that the crime rate in Minnesota has dropped to its lowest level in 50 years. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension collects the data.

After a three year long investigation, nine people have been charged for their alleged involvement in a drug-trafficking ring in central Minnesota.

Each year the FBI releases statistics based on violent & property crime rates per capita. For 2017 -- Emeryville, California finds itself the unenviable position of sitting in the top spot on the Dangerous City list (along with this MN city that made the Top-30).

This doesn't mean it's what we Minnesotans search the internet for more than anything else -- it means that we search for this more than any other state. And Minnesota's results surprised us!

This morning Ashli was telling me about a theory that there's a serial killer known as the 'Smiley Face Killer' that has been taking lives along the I-94 corridor from North Dakota, through Minnesota, and into Wisconsin. I'd never heard of it before.

This viral Facebook post is close to home and super alarming!

There are many children and adults who go missing every year - and some never are found. Here's a list of all missing and unidentified persons for Central Minnesota updated through current day 2017.

A new report shows crime rates are on the rise in Stearns County.

Here are the 12 most dangerous cities in Minnesota - Where does St. Cloud land on this list?

Minnesota has the 11th lowest violent crime rate in the country, so relatively speaking we're a pretty safe state. The number crunchers at SafeWise analyzed the most recent FBI Crime Report -- and have determined that St. Joseph remains among the safest spots in the state.

The team at RoadSnacks took a look at the 120 largest cities in Minnesota, and analyzed crime data from the annual FBI report to determine the most dangerous places to live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Lock your door before you read the list.