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Car break-ins in Waite Park, Minneapolis
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 111 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the Waite Park neighborhood: up 32% from 84 in the same period of 2025, and up 131% from 48 in 2019. That ranks Waite Park #51 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (54, 49% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened overnight.
All reported crime in Waite Park
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 163 offenses of every kind in the Waite Park neighborhood, up 12% from 2025. That is 29.3 offenses per 1,000 residents (5,570 residents in the 2020 Census), against 0.4 citywide. It ranks #63 of 87 by number of offenses and #77 of 83 by rate.
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated assault | 3 | 2 | up 50% | 0.5 |
| Simple assault | 11 | 19 | down 42% | 2.0 |
| Intimidation | 9 | 16 | down 44% | 1.6 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Sex offenses | 0 | 2 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Burglary | 8 | 9 | down 11% | 1.4 |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 27 | 20 | up 35% | 4.8 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 17 | 27 | down 37% | 3.1 |
| Vehicle parts theft | 13 | 5 | up 160% | 2.3 |
| Other theft | 8 | 9 | down 11% | 1.4 |
| Property damage / vandalism | 54 | 32 | up 69% | 9.7 |
| Fraud | 11 | 4 | up 175% | 2.0 |
| Drug offenses | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Weapon law violations | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
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 Waite Park or compare it with other places.
Waite 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 | 48 | |
| 2020 | 65 | up 35% |
| 2021 | 63 | down 3% |
| 2022 | 62 | down 2% |
| 2023 | 71 | up 15% |
| 2024 | 66 | down 7% |
| 2025 | 84 | up 27% |
| 2026 | 111 | up 32% |
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 | 16 | 20 | 27 | up 35% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10 | 27 | 17 | down 37% |
| Vehicle parts theft | 1 | 5 | 13 | up 160% |
| Property damage / vandalism | 21 | 32 | 54 | up 69% |
Time of day, 2026
When reports in Waite 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 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in Waite Park, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/neighborhoods/waite-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.