Of the top 15 metro cities for auto thefts per 10,000 residents in 2012, 12 are in St. Paul and its suburbs in Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties.
CityThefts/10k
St. Paul64.2
Little Canada56
Maplewood53.4
West St. Paul48.6
Minneapolis47.1
Brooklyn Center46
Vadnais Heights40.8
Spring Lake Park31.9
White Bear Lake31.6
Newport31.5
St. Paul Park30.4
Roseville29.84
South St. Paul29.3
Oakdale27.8
Lauderdale26.8
Source: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, ending a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.
