Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Minneapolis are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Minneapolis. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Minneapolis neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Hennepin County, Minnesota
Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,715 at the 2010 census and according to 2016 estimates is now 7,839. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Minneapolis hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Minneapolis.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 82 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Minneapolis.” We’re lookin’ at you, Armatage.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Minneapolis for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armatage | |
| 2 | Linden Hills | |
| 3 | Waite Park | |
| 4 | Fulton | |
| 5 | Windom Park | |
| 6 | Hale | |
| 7 | Morris Park | |
| 8 | Diamond Lake | |
| 9 | Audubon Park | |
| 9 | Cedar-Isles-Dean | |
| 9 | St Anthony West | |
| 12 | Lynnhurst | |
| 12 | East Bank-Nicollet Island | |
| 14 | Minnehaha | |
| 15 | Page | |
| 15 | Cooper | |
| 17 | Ericsson | |
| 18 | Fuller Tangletown | |
| 19 | Logan Park | |
| 20 | St Anthony East | |
| 21 | Windom | |
| 22 | Kingfield | |
| 23 | Lowry Hill | |
| 24 | Wenonah | |
| 25 | Kenwood | |
| 26 | Bryn Mawr | |
| 27 | Victory | |
| 28 | Howe | |
| 29 | Hiawatha | |
| 30 | Shingle Creek | |
| 31 | Standish | |
| 32 | Columbia Park | |
| 33 | Field | |
| 34 | Bottineau | |
| 35 | Prospect Park | |
| 36 | Sheridan | |
| 37 | Sumner-Glenwood | |
| 38 | East Harriet | |
| 39 | Northrup | |
| 40 | Regina | |
| 41 | Willard Hay | |
| 42 | Downtown West | |
| 43 | Southeast Como | |
| 44 | Marcy Holmes | |
| 44 | Keewaydin | |
| 46 | Cedar-Riverside | |
| 47 | Beltrami | |
| 48 | Lind-Bohanon | |
| 49 | Phillips West | |
| 50 | Ventura Village | |
| 50 | Calhoun | |
| 52 | Corcoran | |
| 53 | Folwell | |
| 54 | North Loop | |
| 55 | Cleveland | |
| 56 | Powderhorn Park | |
| 57 | Whittier | |
| 58 | Near North | |
| 58 | Holland | |
| 60 | Elliot Park | |
| 61 | Seward | |
| 62 | Downtown East | |
| 63 | Bancroft | |
| 63 | Loring Park | |
| 65 | Marshall Terrace | |
| 66 | Bryant | |
| 67 | East Isles | |
| 68 | Lowry Hill East | |
| 69 | Northeast Park | |
| 70 | West Calhoun | |
| 71 | Stevens Square | |
| 72 | Webber-Camden | |
| 73 | East Calhoun | |
| 74 | McKinley | |
| 75 | Central | |
| 76 | Jordan | |
| 77 | Longfellow | |
| 78 | Lyndale | |
| 79 | East Phillips | |
| 80 | Harrison | |
| 80 | Midtown Phillips | |
| 82 | Hawthorne |
Source: FBI UCR. All 82 Minneapolis neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Minneapolis
Looking at the data, you can tell that Armatage is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Minneapolis are Armatage, Linden Hills, Waite Park, Fulton, Windom Park, Hale, Morris Park, Diamond Lake, Audubon Park, and Cedar-Isles-Dean.
But as most Minnesota residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Minnesota? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Minneapolis FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Minneapolis?
Armatage is the safest neighborhood in Minneapolis for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Linden Hills and Waite Park are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Minneapolis?
The safest neighborhoods in Minneapolis are Armatage, Linden Hills, Waite Park, Fulton, Windom Park, Hale, Morris Park, Diamond Lake, Audubon Park, and Cedar-Isles-Dean. We ranked all 82 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Hawthorne posts the highest crime rate of the 82 Minneapolis neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Minneapolis ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
