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Car break-ins in Como, Minneapolis

From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 343 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Como neighborhood: up 76% from 195 in the same period of 2025, and up 227% from 105 in 2019. That ranks Como #6 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (134, 39% 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 532 offenses of every kind in the Como neighborhood, up 45% from 2025. That is 78.4 offenses per 1,000 residents (6,789 residents in the 2020 Census), against 1.2 citywide. It ranks #23 of 87 by number of offenses and #32 of 83 by rate.

Type20262025Change Per 1,000 residents
Aggravated assault 18 14 up 29% 2.7
Simple assault 36 26 up 38% 5.3
Intimidation 18 20 down 10% 2.7
Robbery 5 1 up 400% 0.7
Sex offenses 7 4 up 75% 1.0
Burglary 27 34 down 21% 4.0
Theft from motor vehicle 48 55 down 13% 7.1
Motor vehicle theft 127 76 up 67% 18.7
Vehicle parts theft 34 18 up 89% 5.0
Shoplifting 1 2 down 50% 0.1
Other theft 56 48 up 17% 8.2
Property damage / vandalism 134 46 up 191% 19.7
Arson 1 0 0.1
Fraud 8 13 down 38% 1.2
Drug offenses 1 2 down 50% 0.1
Weapon law violations 6 3 up 100% 0.9
Other offenses 5 6 down 17% 0.7

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 Como or compare it with other places.

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

0 125 250 375 500 1052019 1702020 1582021 2382022 1682023 1822024 1952025 3432026
YearReportsChange from prior year
2019 105
2020 170 up 62%
2021 158 down 7%
2022 238 up 51%
2023 168 down 29%
2024 182 up 8%
2025 195 up 7%
2026 343 up 76%

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 36 55 48 down 13%
Motor vehicle theft 37 76 127 up 67%
Vehicle parts theft 3 18 34 up 89%
Property damage / vandalism 29 46 134 up 191%

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

  • Overnight 81
  • Morning 75
  • Afternoon 85
  • Evening 102
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 13 9 12 8 7 15 11 16 14 14 14 6
2020 12 14 21 21 12 15 24 22 28 23 28 22
2021 24 15 14 11 18 13 23 17 20 21 26 17
2022 21 18 23 23 36 29 31 34 23 16 14 19
2023 9 7 18 19 28 13 11 37 25 19 18 24
2024 15 27 22 26 26 17 22 18 9 17 19 17
2025 19 14 24 16 21 22 27 33 17 51 24 12
2026 38 29 25 28 54 27 39 54 49 0

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