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Car break-ins in Central, Minneapolis

From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 284 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Central neighborhood: up 4% from 274 in the same period of 2025, and up 97% from 144 in 2019. That ranks Central #13 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was motor vehicle theft (113, 40% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened overnight.

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From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 601 offenses of every kind in the Central neighborhood, down 3% from 2025. That is 73.1 offenses per 1,000 residents (8,226 residents in the 2020 Census), against 1.4 citywide. It ranks #21 of 87 by number of offenses and #38 of 83 by rate.

Type20262025Change Per 1,000 residents
Homicide 0 1 down 100% 0.0
Aggravated assault 39 38 up 3% 4.7
Simple assault 66 60 up 10% 8.0
Intimidation 34 27 up 26% 4.1
Robbery 17 21 down 19% 2.1
Sex offenses 11 8 up 38% 1.3
Burglary 35 66 down 47% 4.3
Theft from motor vehicle 41 40 up 2% 5.0
Motor vehicle theft 113 106 up 7% 13.7
Vehicle parts theft 25 22 up 14% 3.0
Other theft 51 49 up 4% 6.2
Property damage / vandalism 105 106 down 1% 12.8
Arson 3 0 0.4
Fraud 17 26 down 35% 2.1
Drug offenses 10 10 up 0% 1.2
Weapon law violations 23 24 down 4% 2.8
Other offenses 11 14 down 21% 1.3

Rates count residents only, so places with many workers or visitors (Downtown, Uptown, industrial areas) look high. Reported crimes only; shots-fired calls and subset rows are left out. Explore every offense type for Central or compare it with other places.

The same calendar window every year, so 2026 is compared like for like.

0 125 250 375 500 1442019 2102020 2142021 2382022 3302023 3512024 2742025 2842026
YearReportsChange from prior year
2019 144
2020 210 up 46%
2021 214 up 2%
2022 238 up 11%
2023 330 up 39%
2024 351 up 6%
2025 274 down 22%
2026 284 up 4%

Reports from Jan 1 to Oct 1. "Property damage / vandalism" is MPD's own category and isn't vehicle-specific.

Category201920252026Change from 2025
Theft from motor vehicle 33 40 41 up 2%
Motor vehicle theft 45 106 113 up 7%
Vehicle parts theft 3 22 25 up 14%
Property damage / vandalism 63 106 105 down 1%

When reports in Central happened, Jan 1 to Oct 1. Many reports have no recorded time.

  • Overnight 86
  • Morning 64
  • Afternoon 56
  • Evening 78
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 15 11 7 10 19 17 15 26 23 13 25 27
2020 14 17 25 25 20 21 26 31 31 34 30 26
2021 29 22 20 15 19 23 29 25 32 26 29 26
2022 38 17 32 29 15 30 28 25 24 19 28 31
2023 38 32 43 39 31 33 45 45 24 38 26 31
2024 31 31 24 37 36 39 53 64 36 30 34 40
2025 22 23 28 43 24 36 40 34 22 30 35 12
2026 32 27 26 40 36 23 43 34 23 0

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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in Central, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/neighborhoods/central. Data: Minneapolis Police Department, via City of Minneapolis open data, through October 1, 2026.

Source: this site's import of Minneapolis Police Department open data, counted by report date through the last date MPD has published. Counts are raw totals, not adjusted for population. 2019 is the first year of MPD's current records feed and its early months run well below later years, so read comparisons against 2019 with care. This is not an official crime statistic.