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Car break-ins in University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 22 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the University of Minnesota neighborhood: down 29% from 31 in the same period of 2025, and down 33% from 33 in 2019. That ranks University of Minnesota #85 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was motor vehicle theft (10, 45% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the afternoon.
All reported crime in University of Minnesota
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 81 offenses of every kind in the University of Minnesota neighborhood, down 27% from 2025. That is 11.7 offenses per 1,000 residents (6,936 residents in the 2020 Census), against 0.2 citywide. It ranks #81 of 87 by number of offenses and #83 of 83 by rate.
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated assault | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Simple assault | 3 | 6 | down 50% | 0.4 |
| Intimidation | 2 | 9 | down 78% | 0.3 |
| Robbery | 1 | 3 | down 67% | 0.1 |
| Sex offenses | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 3 | down 67% | 0.1 |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 5 | 11 | down 54% | 0.7 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10 | 3 | up 233% | 1.4 |
| Vehicle parts theft | 0 | 3 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 4 | down 50% | 0.3 |
| Other theft | 34 | 49 | down 31% | 4.9 |
| Property damage / vandalism | 7 | 14 | down 50% | 1.0 |
| Fraud | 7 | 5 | up 40% | 1.0 |
| Drug offenses | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Weapon law violations | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
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 University of Minnesota or compare it with other places.
University of Minnesota 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 | 33 | |
| 2020 | 40 | up 21% |
| 2021 | 49 | up 22% |
| 2022 | 49 | up 0% |
| 2023 | 46 | down 6% |
| 2024 | 46 | up 0% |
| 2025 | 31 | down 33% |
| 2026 | 22 | down 29% |
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 | 10 | 11 | 5 | down 55% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 11 | 3 | 10 | up 233% |
| Vehicle parts theft | 0 | 3 | 0 | down 100% |
| Property damage / vandalism | 12 | 14 | 7 | down 50% |
Time of day, 2026
When reports in University of Minnesota 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 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/neighborhoods/university-of-minnesota. 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.