St. Paul Crime 2021
St. Paul · 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
St. Paul police open data lists 26,372 incidents for 2021, down 3.6% from 2020. That is about 8,577 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2021 data: 8,134). The most common crime types were auto theft (22.0%), theft (18.0%), other (14.1%). The busiest month was October (2,461) and the quietest April (1,856).
Crime types in 2021
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto theft | 5,797 | 22.0% | down 1.4% |
| Theft | 4,754 | 18.0% | up 19.8% |
| Other | 3,708 | 14.1% | down 8.8% |
| Theft from vehicle | 3,475 | 13.2% | down 2.9% |
| Vandalism | 2,521 | 9.6% | up 32.8% |
| Burglary | 2,072 | 7.9% | down 17.4% |
| Assault | 2,071 | 7.9% | down 13.6% |
| Fraud | 1,040 | 3.9% | down 45.2% |
| Robbery | 544 | 2.1% | down 30.3% |
| Sexual assault | 208 | 0.8% | up 21.6% |
| Bike theft | 176 | 0.7% | down 14.6% |
| Homicide | 6 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 2,204 |
| Feb | 1,915 |
| Mar | 2,016 |
| Apr | 1,856 |
| May | 2,213 |
| Jun | 2,190 |
| Jul | 2,351 |
| Aug | 2,457 |
| Sep | 2,353 |
| Oct | 2,461 |
| Nov | 2,178 |
| Dec | 2,178 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2021
- Payne/Phalen 3,185 incidents
- North End 2,261 incidents
- Greater East Side 2,088 incidents
- Thomas/Dale(Frogtown) 1,910 incidents
- Union Park 1,849 incidents
- Dayton's Bluff 1,831 incidents
- Capitol River 1,780 incidents
- Summit/University 1,665 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in St. Paul in 2021?
26,372 incidents for 2021 in St. Paul Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in St. Paul in 2021?
Reported incidents were down 3.6% from 2020.
Other years
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Source: St. Paul Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.