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Car break-ins in Harrison, Minneapolis

From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 177 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Harrison neighborhood: up 67% from 106 in the same period of 2025, and up 164% from 67 in 2019. That ranks Harrison #30 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (83, 47% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the morning.

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From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 483 offenses of every kind in the Harrison neighborhood, up 45% from 2025. That is 148.8 offenses per 1,000 residents (3,245 residents in the 2020 Census), against 1.1 citywide. It ranks #26 of 87 by number of offenses and #3 of 83 by rate.

Type20262025Change Per 1,000 residents
Aggravated assault 52 48 up 8% 16.0
Simple assault 81 37 up 119% 25.0
Intimidation 51 33 up 54% 15.7
Robbery 5 8 down 38% 1.5
Sex offenses 4 7 down 43% 1.2
Burglary 15 9 up 67% 4.6
Theft from motor vehicle 33 19 up 74% 10.2
Motor vehicle theft 45 29 up 55% 13.9
Vehicle parts theft 16 7 up 129% 4.9
Shoplifting 1 0 0.3
Other theft 61 46 up 33% 18.8
Property damage / vandalism 83 51 up 63% 25.6
Arson 1 2 down 50% 0.3
Fraud 14 10 up 40% 4.3
Drug offenses 4 7 down 43% 1.2
Weapon law violations 11 11 up 0% 3.4
Other offenses 6 10 down 40% 1.8

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 Harrison 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 1252020 1042021 1252022 1282023 1352024 1062025 1772026
YearReportsChange from prior year
2019 67
2020 125 up 87%
2021 104 down 17%
2022 125 up 20%
2023 128 up 2%
2024 135 up 5%
2025 106 down 21%
2026 177 up 67%

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 13 19 33 up 74%
Motor vehicle theft 16 29 45 up 55%
Vehicle parts theft 0 7 16 up 129%
Property damage / vandalism 38 51 83 up 63%

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

  • Overnight 48
  • Morning 49
  • Afternoon 37
  • Evening 43
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 8 9 8 13 4 7 6 7 5 4 11 11
2020 19 6 21 6 11 12 14 25 11 15 10 15
2021 14 13 11 9 10 8 12 8 19 13 9 9
2022 12 10 9 10 14 12 13 19 26 32 29 17
2023 8 10 18 13 19 13 25 12 9 11 16 20
2024 13 8 13 14 13 16 15 19 21 20 11 7
2025 7 7 6 19 12 12 20 11 12 15 10 18
2026 13 15 18 20 17 27 22 18 27 0

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