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Car break-ins in Morris Park, Minneapolis
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 58 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Morris Park neighborhood: up 2% from 57 in the same period of 2025, and up 314% from 14 in 2019. That ranks Morris Park #74 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (27, 47% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the evening.
All reported crime in Morris Park
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 110 offenses of every kind in the Morris Park neighborhood, down 1% from 2025. That is 37.5 offenses per 1,000 residents (2,935 residents in the 2020 Census), against 0.3 citywide. It ranks #76 of 87 by number of offenses and #72 of 83 by rate.
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Aggravated assault | 2 | 1 | up 100% | 0.7 |
| Simple assault | 15 | 4 | up 275% | 5.1 |
| Intimidation | 6 | 5 | up 20% | 2.0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | up 0% | 0.3 |
| Sex offenses | 1 | 5 | down 80% | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 12 | 13 | down 8% | 4.1 |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 12 | 13 | down 8% | 4.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 14 | 20 | down 30% | 4.8 |
| Vehicle parts theft | 5 | 2 | up 150% | 1.7 |
| Other theft | 5 | 11 | down 54% | 1.7 |
| Property damage / vandalism | 27 | 22 | up 23% | 9.2 |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Fraud | 8 | 9 | down 11% | 2.7 |
| Weapon law violations | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Other offenses | 1 | 3 | down 67% | 0.3 |
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 Morris Park or compare it with other places.
Morris Park 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 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 26 | up 86% |
| 2021 | 30 | up 15% |
| 2022 | 42 | up 40% |
| 2023 | 40 | down 5% |
| 2024 | 28 | down 30% |
| 2025 | 57 | up 104% |
| 2026 | 58 | up 2% |
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 | 6 | 13 | 12 | down 8% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 3 | 20 | 14 | down 30% |
| Vehicle parts theft | 0 | 2 | 5 | up 150% |
| Property damage / vandalism | 5 | 22 | 27 | up 23% |
Time of day, 2026
When reports in Morris Park 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in Morris Park, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/neighborhoods/morris-park. 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.