Minneapolis Vandalism

Minneapolis · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Minneapolis police open data recorded 7,024 vandalism incidents, 15.8% of all 44,562 incidents reported in the city that year and up 2.9% from 2024. That is about 1,639 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 6,247 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Minneapolis by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)6,247——
20257,0241,639up 2.9%
20246,8281,593up 14.9%
20235,9451,387up 18.4%
20225,0231,172up 21.4%
20214,137965down 14.8%
20204,8531,132up 22.5%

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 44,055 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Whittier 366 incidents
  2. Downtown West 307 incidents
  3. Loring Park 225 incidents
  4. Marcy Holmes 200 incidents
  5. Lowry Hill East 197 incidents
  6. Hiawatha 163 incidents
  7. Ventura Village 163 incidents
  8. Seward 160 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Minneapolis in 2025?

7,024, according to Minneapolis Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Minneapolis?

Reported vandalism was up 2.9% in 2025 compared with 2024, and up 39.8% compared with 2022 (rising over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Minneapolis Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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