Duluth Crime Map
Minnesota · September 2026 · updated 2026-11-12
| September 2026 | 535 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 4,907 incidents through September |
| 2025 (full year) | 7,018 incidents |
| Full archive | 25,528 incidents (2023–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 7,976 |
Source: Duluth Police Department open data.
About crime in Duluth
Latest available snapshot. Duluth has 535 incidents for September 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Year-over-year context
Duluth recorded 6,727 incidents in 2024 and 7,018 in 2025, a 4.3% increase. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
2025 category breakdown
| Other | 2,567 |
| Theft | 1,705 |
| Theft from vehicle | 862 |
| Assault | 584 |
| Vandalism | 551 |
| Fraud | 367 |
| Burglary | 230 |
| Auto theft | 114 |
Across 2023–2026, the current archive contains 25,528 incidents for Duluth. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Duluth crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Duluth recorded 7,018 police-reported incidents in 2025. Other was the most common category with 2,567 incidents, 36.6% of the total, followed by Theft with 1,705 incidents. The 2025 total was up 4.3% from 6,727 in 2024. January–September 2026 totaled 4,907 incidents, down 7.5% from 5,306 in the same months of 2025. Data are current through October 2026 from the Duluth Police Department.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps shows police-reported crime locations for Duluth, Minnesota, using open data from the Duluth Police Department. Each marker reflects an incident record as published by the department, with data current through October 2026. The archive for 2023–2026 holds 25,528 incidents combined. The 2025 display covers 12 months of complete calendar-year data. Theft accounted for 1,705 incidents and theft from vehicle for 862 incidents in that year.
In calendar year 2025, Duluth recorded 7,018 police-reported incidents. That equals 7,976.3 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 87,986 for the city. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 622, or 8.9% of the 2025 total, a rate of 706.9 reported violent incidents per 100,000 residents.
Recent trend
Duluth recorded 6,480 incidents in 2023, 6,727 in 2024 and 7,018 in 2025, all complete 12-month years. The change from 2024 to 2025 was an increase of 4.3%, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. More recent data covers January–September 2026, with 4,907 incidents compared with 5,306 in the same months of 2025, a decline of 7.5% on a like-for-like basis. The full-year 2026 count of 5,302 reflects 10 months of data and remains partial through October 2026, so it is not compared as an annual total.
Category breakdown
In 2025, Other was the largest grouping with 2,567 incidents, or 36.6% of the 7,018 total. The source groups many incident types under Other, including 1,869 records listed as Other crime, or 26.6% of the total, plus drugs with 269 incidents, impaired & dangerous driving with 220, threats with 130 and weapons offenses with 79. Theft followed with 1,705 incidents, or 24.3%, and Theft from vehicle was third with 862 incidents, or 12.3%. Assault accounted for 584 incidents, or 8.3%, while Vandalism added 551 incidents, or 7.9%, and Fraud added 367 incidents, or 5.2%. Together, Other, Theft and Theft from vehicle represent the three largest shares for the year.
What this means
Duluth’s 2025 total of 7,018 continues a three-year rise from 6,480 in 2023 and 6,727 in 2024. What stands out is the weight of the Other grouping at 2,567 incidents, or 36.6%, ahead of Theft at 1,705 incidents, or 24.3%, and Theft from vehicle at 862 incidents, or 12.3%. Assault at 584 incidents, or 8.3%, Vandalism at 551 incidents, or 7.9%, and Fraud at 367 incidents, or 5.2%, make up smaller shares of the same 7,018 total.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Duluth in 2025?
Duluth had 7,018 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 7,976.3 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 87,986. Violent-category incidents totaled 622, or 8.9% of the 2025 total.
What type of crime was most reported in Duluth in 2025?
Other was the largest category in 2025 with 2,567 incidents, or 36.6% of the 7,018 total. The source groups several types under Other, including Other crime with 1,869 incidents, Drugs with 269, Impaired & dangerous driving with 220, Threats with 130, and Weapons offenses with 79. Theft was next with 1,705 incidents.
Is crime going up or down in Duluth?
Reported totals rose between the two consecutive complete calendar years, from 6,727 incidents in 2024 to 7,018 in 2025, an increase of 4.3%. The archive also includes 6,480 incidents in 2023. For the current cycle, January–September 2026 had 4,907 incidents, down 7.5% from 5,306 in the same months of 2025.
Which neighborhoods in Duluth have the most crime?
This 2025 summary is reported for Duluth as a city, totaling 7,018 incidents, so it does not rank one neighborhood against another. Across the city, Theft totaled 1,705 incidents, Theft from vehicle totaled 862, and Assault totaled 584. Those citywide counts provide context without assigning the total to any single area.
Where does the Duluth crime data come from?
Duluth figures are police-reported incidents from the Duluth Police Department for calendar year 2025, which totaled 7,018 incidents. The violent grouping of assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide totaled 622 incidents in 2025. The Other breakdown, including Drugs and Impaired & dangerous driving, also comes from that department source.
How up to date is this Duluth crime information?
These Duluth statistics center on complete calendar year 2025 with 12 months of data and 7,018 incidents. The archive combines 25,528 incidents from 2023 through 2026, and the latest update runs through October 2026. A same-month comparison shows January–September 2026 with 4,907 incidents compared with 5,306 in those months of 2025.
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- Duluth Assault (2,329)
- Duluth Robbery (125)
- Duluth Homicide (16)
- Duluth Burglary (928)
- Duluth Auto theft (471)
- Duluth Theft from vehicle (2,948)
- Duluth Theft (6,164)
- Duluth Vandalism (2,294)
- Duluth Fraud (1,591)
- Duluth Other (8,662)
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