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Car break-ins in Downtown West, Minneapolis

From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 561 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Downtown West neighborhood: down 10% from 622 in the same period of 2025, and down 3% from 576 in 2019. That ranks Downtown West #3 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (223, 40% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the afternoon.

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From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 2,016 offenses of every kind in the Downtown West neighborhood, up 1% from 2025. That is 225.9 offenses per 1,000 residents (8,924 residents in the 2020 Census), against 4.7 citywide. It ranks #1 of 87 by number of offenses and #1 of 83 by rate.

Type20262025Change Per 1,000 residents
Homicide 2 3 down 33% 0.2
Aggravated assault 115 105 up 10% 12.9
Simple assault 308 289 up 7% 34.5
Intimidation 139 133 up 4% 15.6
Robbery 49 39 up 26% 5.5
Sex offenses 38 30 up 27% 4.3
Burglary 33 27 up 22% 3.7
Theft from motor vehicle 221 219 up 1% 24.8
Motor vehicle theft 99 113 down 12% 11.1
Vehicle parts theft 18 6 up 200% 2.0
Shoplifting 157 132 up 19% 17.6
Other theft 387 402 down 4% 43.4
Property damage / vandalism 223 284 down 22% 25.0
Arson 0 1 down 100% 0.0
Fraud 131 108 up 21% 14.7
Drug offenses 37 44 down 16% 4.1
Weapon law violations 32 33 down 3% 3.6
Other offenses 27 36 down 25% 3.0

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 Downtown West or compare it with other places.

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

0 250 500 750 1,000 5762019 4312020 4642021 6322022 5752023 5272024 6222025 5612026
YearReportsChange from prior year
2019 576
2020 431 down 25%
2021 464 up 8%
2022 632 up 36%
2023 575 down 9%
2024 527 down 8%
2025 622 up 18%
2026 561 down 10%

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 253 219 221 up 1%
Motor vehicle theft 106 113 99 down 12%
Vehicle parts theft 3 6 18 up 200%
Property damage / vandalism 214 284 223 down 21%

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

  • Overnight 127
  • Morning 149
  • Afternoon 158
  • Evening 127
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 35 51 62 39 78 75 68 88 77 64 37 46
2020 56 43 32 34 28 36 60 73 69 52 50 34
2021 50 35 51 44 45 41 58 61 76 59 45 52
2022 50 55 67 66 60 85 100 81 66 57 50 43
2023 69 49 73 71 58 52 76 71 53 74 83 62
2024 42 41 44 41 64 71 66 77 80 129 90 68
2025 116 61 88 76 57 55 67 61 41 57 33 53
2026 93 58 53 50 61 54 54 87 51 0

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