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Car break-ins in Cleveland, Minneapolis

From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 58 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Cleveland neighborhood: down 31% from 84 in the same period of 2025, and down 13% from 67 in 2019. That ranks Cleveland #73 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (29, 50% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the evening.

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From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 217 offenses of every kind in the Cleveland neighborhood, down 13% from 2025. That is 69.1 offenses per 1,000 residents (3,139 residents in the 2020 Census), against 0.5 citywide. It ranks #50 of 87 by number of offenses and #41 of 83 by rate.

Type20262025Change Per 1,000 residents
Aggravated assault 20 28 down 29% 6.4
Simple assault 33 31 up 6% 10.5
Intimidation 26 15 up 73% 8.3
Robbery 2 4 down 50% 0.6
Sex offenses 2 4 down 50% 0.6
Burglary 13 27 down 52% 4.1
Theft from motor vehicle 15 14 up 7% 4.8
Motor vehicle theft 13 30 down 57% 4.1
Vehicle parts theft 1 4 down 75% 0.3
Other theft 28 26 up 8% 8.9
Property damage / vandalism 29 36 down 19% 9.2
Arson 1 0 0.3
Fraud 11 4 up 175% 3.5
Drug offenses 6 13 down 54% 1.9
Weapon law violations 10 5 up 100% 3.2
Other offenses 7 8 down 12% 2.2

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 Cleveland or compare it with other places.

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

0 50 100 150 200 672019 822020 772021 1032022 762023 1112024 842025 582026
YearReportsChange from prior year
2019 67
2020 82 up 22%
2021 77 down 6%
2022 103 up 34%
2023 76 down 26%
2024 111 up 46%
2025 84 down 24%
2026 58 down 31%

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 12 14 15 up 7%
Motor vehicle theft 17 30 13 down 57%
Vehicle parts theft 1 4 1 down 75%
Property damage / vandalism 37 36 29 down 19%

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

  • Overnight 16
  • Morning 10
  • Afternoon 13
  • Evening 19
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 7 6 10 5 5 8 13 8 5 6 10 7
2020 6 11 7 6 17 9 10 12 4 12 9 12
2021 9 10 2 6 5 13 12 14 6 9 6 9
2022 12 4 7 6 12 10 11 15 24 29 19 9
2023 6 5 9 12 9 11 5 7 11 17 14 13
2024 11 6 8 12 14 9 11 23 17 11 16 8
2025 12 2 10 7 16 11 5 8 13 8 10 5
2026 7 4 6 5 7 3 16 4 6 0

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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in Cleveland, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/neighborhoods/cleveland. 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.