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Car break-ins in Kenwood, Minneapolis
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 34 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Kenwood neighborhood: up 55% from 22 in the same period of 2025, and up 79% from 19 in 2019. That ranks Kenwood #83 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (21, 62% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the evening.
All reported crime in Kenwood
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 49 offenses of every kind in the Kenwood neighborhood, up 20% from 2025. That is 34.1 offenses per 1,000 residents (1,437 residents in the 2020 Census), against 0.1 citywide. It ranks #85 of 87 by number of offenses and #74 of 83 by rate.
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated assault | 1 | 1 | up 0% | 0.7 |
| Simple assault | 1 | 4 | down 75% | 0.7 |
| Intimidation | 1 | 1 | up 0% | 0.7 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Sex offenses | 4 | 1 | up 300% | 2.8 |
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | up 0% | 0.7 |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 6 | 11 | down 46% | 4.2 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 6 | 2 | up 200% | 4.2 |
| Vehicle parts theft | 1 | 1 | up 0% | 0.7 |
| Other theft | 5 | 7 | down 29% | 3.5 |
| Property damage / vandalism | 21 | 8 | up 162% | 14.6 |
| Fraud | 1 | 2 | down 50% | 0.7 |
| Drug offenses | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Weapon law violations | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
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 Kenwood or compare it with other places.
Kenwood reports by year, Jan 1 to Oct 1
The same calendar window every year, so 2026 is compared like for like.
| Year | Reports | Change from prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 30 | up 58% |
| 2021 | 23 | down 23% |
| 2022 | 48 | up 109% |
| 2023 | 49 | up 2% |
| 2024 | 59 | up 20% |
| 2025 | 22 | down 63% |
| 2026 | 34 | up 55% |
By MPD category
Reports from Jan 1 to Oct 1. "Property damage / vandalism" is MPD's own category and isn't vehicle-specific.
| Category | 2019 | 2025 | 2026 | Change from 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from motor vehicle | 11 | 11 | 6 | down 45% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 4 | 2 | 6 | up 200% |
| Vehicle parts theft | 0 | 1 | 1 | up 0% |
| Property damage / vandalism | 4 | 8 | 21 | up 162% |
Time of day, 2026
When reports in Kenwood happened, Jan 1 to Oct 1. Many reports have no recorded time.
Reports by month
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in Kenwood, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/neighborhoods/kenwood. 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.