Minneapolis, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Minneapolis, MN Summary

Crime in Minneapolis research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Minneapolis over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Minneapolis:

  • There were 26,963 total crimes committed in Minneapolis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,384.2 total crimes per 100K people in Minneapolis.
  • The overall crime rate in Minneapolis is 201.25% above the national average.
  • Minneapolis ranks #266 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Minneapolis ranks #9,733 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Minneapolis Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Minneapolis is 6,384.2 per 100,000 people. That's 201.25% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 242.70% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Minneapolis
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26,963 6,384.2 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 72 17.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 1,435 339.8 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2,906 688.1 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 4,779 1,131.6 256.6 359.0
Burglary 2,558 605.7 184.7 229.0
Larceny 11,852 2,806.3 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 7,774 1,840.7 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 22,184 5,252.6 1,606.3 1,760.0

Minneapolis Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Minnesota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Minneapolis

4,779
Violent Crimes
1,131.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
215.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,779 violent crimes in Minneapolis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Minneapolis is 1,131.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Minneapolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 215.20% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 340.90% higher than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Minneapolis

22,184
Property Crimes
5,252.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
198.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 22,184 property crimes in Minneapolis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Minneapolis is 5,252.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Minneapolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 198.44% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 227.01% higher than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Minneapolis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodbury, MN 80,153 1,088 1,357.4 1,298.8 58.6
Plymouth, MN 77,576 899 1,158.9 1,088.0 70.9
Lakeville, MN 76,929 606 787.7 694.1 93.6
Maple Grove, MN 70,729 1,350 1,908.7 1,812.6 96.1
Eden Prairie, MN 61,645 894 1,450.2 1,388.6 61.6
Edina, MN 51,980 977 1,879.6 1,798.8 80.8
Minnetonka, MN 51,791 925 1,786.0 1,706.9 79.2
St. Louis Park, MN 48,241 1,663 3,447.3 3,306.3 141.0
Richfield, MN 36,607 861 2,352.0 2,117.1 234.9
Roseville, MN 35,466 2,143 6,042.4 5,771.7 270.7

Minneapolis SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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