Minneapolis Crime Map

Minnesota · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12

Latest 24h	22 incidents, 6 violent (2026-11-06)
2026 YTD	38,024 incidents through October
2025 (full year)	44,562 incidents
Full archive	355,615 incidents (2019–2026)
Per 100K / year	10,398

Source: Minneapolis Police Department open data.

About crime in Minneapolis

Latest mapped day. Minneapolis recorded 22 incidents on 2026-11-06, including 6 violent-category incidents. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.

Year-over-year context

Minneapolis recorded 47,912 incidents in 2024 and 44,562 in 2025, a 7.0% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.

Latest 24h (2026-11-06) category breakdown

Other	7
Shooting	4
Vandalism	3
Theft from vehicle	2
Auto theft	2
Burglary	1
Theft	1
Assault	1

Where incidents were mapped

Folwell: 3
Downtown West: 2
Willard - Hay: 2
Tangletown: 1
Near - North: 1
Hiawatha: 1
Standish: 1
Phillips West: 1

Across 2019–2026, the current archive contains 355,615 incidents for Minneapolis. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.

Minneapolis crime overview

Essay updated 2026-11-11 · figures above are from the latest data

TL;DR. Minneapolis recorded 44,562 police-reported incidents in 2025, down 7% from 47,912 in 2024. Other was the most reported category with 8,504 incidents (19.1%), followed by Theft and Vandalism. Violent incidents totaled 8,054. Downtown West recorded 2,407 incidents, the highest among 87 neighborhoods. Data from Minneapolis Police Department extend through November 2026, with January–October 2026 up 0.5% over the same months in 2025.

About this data

TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported crime locations across Minneapolis, Minnesota, using open data from the Minneapolis Police Department. The map covers 44,562 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, with data through November 2026. Points show where each incident was recorded across the city's 87 named neighborhoods. The 2025 figures represent 12 months of data for a complete calendar year.

That 2025 total equals 10,397.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, calculated from the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 428,579 for the city. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault plus robbery plus shooting plus homicide, totaled 8,054 in 2025, or 1,879.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents and 18.1% of the year's reports. It is a rate of police-reported incidents.

Recent trend

Reported incidents declined 7% from 47,912 in 2024 to 44,562 in 2025, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. That 2025 count sits below the archive highs of 49,096 in 2022 and 48,148 in 2023, and above 38,838 in 2019 and 40,681 in 2020. More recent reporting was flat: January–October 2026 recorded 38,024 incidents, compared with 37,819 in the same months of 2025, an increase of 0.5%. The 2026 full-year count remains partial and is not directly comparable to complete years.

Category breakdown

In 2025, Other was the largest grouping at 8,504 incidents, or 19.1% of the total. Theft followed with 7,643 incidents, or 17.2%, and Vandalism ranked third with 7,024 incidents, or 15.8%. Assault accounted for 6,010 incidents, or 13.5%, while Theft from vehicle contributed 4,864 incidents, or 10.9%, and Auto theft added 4,817 incidents, or 10.8%. Within Other, Weapons offenses made up 4,868 incidents, or 10.9% of all 2025 reports, and Threats added 2,341 incidents, or 5.3%. Drugs accounted for 937 incidents, or 2.1%, with Other crime at 358 incidents, or 0.8%. Together these six groupings account for the full 44,562 reports in the year.

Where incidents concentrate

In 2025, Downtown West recorded 2,407 incidents, or 5.4% of the city total, followed by Whittier with 2,244 incidents, or 5.0%. Jordan reported 1,451 incidents, or 3.3%, Loring Park reported 1,335 incidents, or 3.0%, and Ventura Village reported 1,241 incidents, or 2.8%. These five are the highest counts among 87 named neighborhoods ranked for the year. Neighborhood counts reflect where people live, work and visit, so they are not a risk score. Remaining reports were spread across the other ranked neighborhoods.

What this means

Minneapolis recorded 44,562 incidents in 2025, down from 49,096 in 2022 and 47,912 in 2024, but above 38,838 in 2019. Other at 8,504 incidents, or 19.1%, Theft at 7,643 incidents, or 17.2%, and Vandalism at 7,024 incidents, or 15.8%, together shape the 2025 mix. Downtown West with 2,407 incidents, or 5.4%, and Whittier with 2,244 incidents, or 5.0%, stand out ahead of Jordan with 1,451 incidents, or 3.3%.

FAQ

How many incidents were reported in Minneapolis in 2025?
Minneapolis recorded 44,562 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 10,397.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 428,579 for the city. The figure describes reports to police, not a measure of personal risk.

What was the most common crime category in Minneapolis in 2025?
Other was the largest category in 2025 with 8,504 incidents, or 19.1% of the 44,562 total. In 2025, Other included weapons offenses with 4,868 reports, threats with 2,341, drugs with 937, and other crime with 358. Theft was the next largest specific category with 7,643 incidents.

Did reported crime go up or down compared to 2024?
Reported incidents declined between the two consecutive complete calendar years, from 47,912 in 2024 to 44,562 in 2025, a change of -7%. For the same months January–October in both years, reports were 38,024 in 2026 compared with 37,819 in 2025, a change of 0.5%.

Which Minneapolis neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
Among 87 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2025, Downtown West had the most reports with 2,407, or 5.4% of the city total. Whittier followed with 2,244, then Jordan with 1,451, Loring Park with 1,335, Ventura Village with 1,241, and Elliot Park with 1,209.

Where does the Minneapolis crime data come from?
The figures come from the Minneapolis Police Department, as compiled for calendar year 2025 with 44,562 police-reported incidents. The 2025 breakdown includes 6,010 assaults and 7,643 thefts, with violent-category incidents totaling 8,054 from assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide.

How current is the Minneapolis crime data?
The archive is current through November 2026 and covers 2019 through 2026, with 2026 covering 11 months of data and 38,563 incidents so far. Annual totals for 2019 to 2025 each reflect 12 months, while 2026 remains partial. The headline total of 44,562 describes complete calendar year 2025.

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