St. Paul Crime Map

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

Latest 24h	34 incidents, 3 violent (2026-11-11)
2026 YTD	13,580 incidents through October
2025 (full year)	18,777 incidents
Full archive	283,252 incidents (2014–2026)
Per 100K / year	6,107

Source: St. Paul Police Department open data.

About crime in St. Paul

Latest mapped day. St. Paul recorded 34 incidents on 2026-11-11, including 3 violent-category incidents. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.

Year-over-year context

St. Paul recorded 19,896 incidents in 2024 and 18,777 in 2025, a 5.6% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.

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

Auto theft	11
Vandalism	8
Burglary	4
Theft from vehicle	3
Other	3
Assault	2
Theft	2
Sexual assault	1

Where incidents were mapped

Highland: 6
Payne/Phalen: 5
West Seventh: 4
Macalester-Groveland: 3
Greater East Side: 3
Summit/University: 2
North End: 2
Hamline/Midway: 2

Across 2014–2026, the current archive contains 283,252 incidents for St. Paul. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.

St. Paul crime overview

Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data

TL;DR. St. Paul recorded 18,777 police-reported incidents in 2025, down 5.6% from 19,896 in 2024. Auto theft was the most reported category with 5,864 incidents, accounting for 31.2% of the total, followed by Other at 2,728. Violent-category incidents totaled 1,566, or 8.3%. Union Park led neighborhoods with 2,110 incidents. Data runs through November 2026 and covers 12 months of 2025 for review.

About this data

TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported incidents in St. Paul, Minnesota, using open data from the St. Paul Police Department. The map display covers calendar year 2025, when the department reported 18,777 incidents. Of that total, 1,566 incidents were in violent categories, representing 8.3% of all reports. Data are current through November 2026 and reflect reports as recorded by the department.

For context, St. Paul recorded 6,107 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on a U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 307,465 for the city. The violent-category rate was 509.3 reported incidents per 100,000 residents. These are rates of police-reported incidents, not measures of personal risk, and allow comparison across years with different population levels. Neighborhood and category filters help readers explore where reports were recorded.

Recent trend

Total reports declined 5.6% from 19,896 in 2024 to 18,777 in 2025, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. That continues a downward move from recent highs of 27,351 in 2020 and 26,748 in 2022, followed by 20,943 in 2023. For the current window, January–October 2026 recorded 13,580 incidents, down 14.9% from 15,961 in the same months of 2025. The same-month comparison avoids mixing partial and full years. The full 2026 archive entry covers 11 months with data and remains partial.

Category breakdown

Auto theft was the most reported category in 2025, with 5,864 incidents, or 31.2% of the total. Other ranked second at 2,728 incidents, or 14.5%, followed by Theft with 2,679 incidents, or 14.3%. The source groups weapons offenses, threats, harassment, drugs, impaired and dangerous driving, and other crime under Other; in 2025 that group included Drugs with 2,063 incidents and Weapons offenses with 656 incidents. Vandalism added 2,551 incidents, or 13.6%, while Theft from vehicle contributed 1,928 incidents, or 10.3%, and Burglary added 1,455 incidents, or 7.7%. All counts and percentages refer to shares of the 18,777 incidents reported in 2025.

Where incidents concentrate

In 2025, Union Park led listed neighborhoods with 2,110 incidents, or 11.2% of the city total, followed by Payne/Phalen with 1,830 incidents, or 9.7%, and Capitol River with 1,792 incidents, or 9.5%. Greater East Side recorded 1,400 incidents, or 7.5%, and North End recorded 1,354 incidents, or 7.2%. These counts reflect where incidents were reported across 17 named neighborhoods. Neighborhood totals follow where people live, work and visit, so they are not a risk score. The ranking covers the 2025 calendar year.

What this means

St. Paul stands out for the weight of auto theft in 2025, with 5,864 incidents representing 31.2% of the 18,777 total, well ahead of Other at 2,728 and Theft at 2,679. Reports are spread across neighborhoods, with Union Park at 2,110, Payne/Phalen at 1,830 and Capitol River at 1,792. The 2025 total of 18,777 sits below 27,351 in 2020, 26,748 in 2022 and 19,896 in 2024, showing a continued step down from earlier annual counts.

FAQ

How many police-reported incidents were recorded in St. Paul in 2025?
St. Paul recorded 18,777 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, which covered 12 months of complete data. That equals 6,107 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 307,465 for the city. The violent-category total was 1,566 incidents, or 8.3% of the 2025 total.

What was the most reported crime category in St. Paul in 2025?
Auto theft was the most reported category in St. Paul in 2025 with 5,864 incidents, or 31.2% of the 18,777 total. It ranked ahead of Other with 2,728 incidents, Theft with 2,679 incidents, and Vandalism with 2,551 incidents. Theft from vehicle added 1,928 incidents and Burglary added 1,455 incidents in the same 12-month calendar year.

Did reported crime go up or down in St. Paul between 2024 and 2025?
Reported incidents declined between the two consecutive complete calendar years. St. Paul went from 19,896 incidents in 2024 to 18,777 incidents in 2025, a decrease of 5.6%. For the more recent window, January–October 2026 recorded 13,580 incidents compared with 15,961 in January–October 2025, a decrease of 14.9% on the same months in both years.

Which St. Paul neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
In 2025, Union Park recorded 2,110 incidents, or 11.2% of the city total, followed by Payne/Phalen with 1,830 incidents and Capitol River with 1,792 incidents. Greater East Side recorded 1,400 incidents and North End recorded 1,354 incidents among the 17 named neighborhoods ranked for 2025. Counts reflect where incidents were reported, not separate crime rates for each neighborhood.

What is included in the Other category in St. Paul's 2025 data?
The Other category totaled 2,728 incidents in 2025, or 14.5% of the 18,777 incidents. Its breakdown was Drugs with 2,063 incidents, Weapons offenses with 656 incidents, and Other crime with 9 incidents. Drugs alone represented 11% of the yearly total, while Weapons offenses represented 3.5% of the yearly total in the same calendar year.

Where does St. Paul crime data come from and how current is it?
The figures on this page come from the St. Paul Police Department and the archive combines 283,252 incidents from 2014 through 2026. The headline total uses complete calendar year 2025 with 12 months of data, while the latest update runs through November 2026. The 2026 year-to-date count of 13,580 therefore covers only January–October, not a full year.

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