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Car break-ins in Folwell, Minneapolis

From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 148 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Folwell neighborhood: up 2% from 145 in the same period of 2025, and up 1% from 147 in 2019. That ranks Folwell #36 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (65, 44% 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 622 offenses of every kind in the Folwell neighborhood, up 7% from 2025. That is 104.4 offenses per 1,000 residents (5,959 residents in the 2020 Census), against 1.4 citywide. It ranks #19 of 87 by number of offenses and #19 of 83 by rate.

Type20262025Change Per 1,000 residents
Homicide 0 2 down 100% 0.0
Aggravated assault 68 67 up 2% 11.4
Simple assault 89 93 down 4% 14.9
Intimidation 51 35 up 46% 8.6
Robbery 23 21 up 10% 3.9
Sex offenses 11 12 down 8% 1.8
Burglary 31 35 down 11% 5.2
Theft from motor vehicle 19 10 up 90% 3.2
Motor vehicle theft 53 59 down 10% 8.9
Vehicle parts theft 11 8 up 38% 1.8
Shoplifting 1 0 0.2
Other theft 67 68 down 2% 11.2
Property damage / vandalism 65 68 down 4% 10.9
Arson 2 2 up 0% 0.3
Fraud 12 12 up 0% 2.0
Drug offenses 34 22 up 54% 5.7
Weapon law violations 68 49 up 39% 11.4
Other offenses 17 18 down 6% 2.9

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 Folwell or compare it with other places.

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

0 125 250 375 500 1472019 2002020 1872021 1852022 2412023 1822024 1452025 1482026
YearReportsChange from prior year
2019 147
2020 200 up 36%
2021 187 down 6%
2022 185 down 1%
2023 241 up 30%
2024 182 down 24%
2025 145 down 20%
2026 148 up 2%

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 21 10 19 up 90%
Motor vehicle theft 51 59 53 down 10%
Vehicle parts theft 1 8 11 up 38%
Property damage / vandalism 74 68 65 down 4%

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

  • Overnight 47
  • Morning 26
  • Afternoon 42
  • Evening 33
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 21 9 12 12 22 18 13 28 9 24 29 21
2020 20 21 19 23 15 23 21 33 25 34 28 20
2021 14 17 14 21 17 18 33 28 25 19 26 20
2022 13 13 14 18 19 21 19 18 48 50 46 23
2023 35 16 33 28 23 17 31 30 28 37 23 29
2024 12 21 18 21 22 22 26 17 23 21 26 16
2025 20 14 14 12 14 17 15 17 21 18 22 14
2026 13 13 16 19 16 10 21 17 23 0

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