St. Paul Vandalism

St. Paul · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, St. Paul police open data recorded 2,551 vandalism incidents, 13.6% of all 18,777 incidents reported in the city that year and down 12.5% from 2024. That is about 830 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, 1,949 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in St. Paul by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)1,949——
20252,551830down 12.5%
20242,917949down 14.2%
20233,3981,105down 9.6%
20223,7571,222up 49.0%
20212,521820up 32.8%
20201,899618up 8.1%

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 29,277 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Payne/Phalen 335 incidents
  2. North End 221 incidents
  3. Greater East Side 211 incidents
  4. Capitol River 207 incidents
  5. Thomas/Dale(Frogtown) 183 incidents
  6. Union Park 166 incidents
  7. West Side 164 incidents
  8. Conway/Battlecreek/Highwood 157 incidents

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

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in St. Paul in 2025?

2,551, according to St. Paul Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in St. Paul?

Reported vandalism was down 12.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 32.1% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: St. Paul 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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