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Car break-ins in West Maka Ska, Minneapolis
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 55 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in the West Maka Ska neighborhood: down 29% from 77 in the same period of 2025, and down 7% from 59 in 2019. That ranks West Maka Ska #76 of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (24, 44% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the morning.
All reported crime in West Maka Ska
From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 119 offenses of every kind in the West Maka Ska neighborhood, down 18% from 2025. That is 55.7 offenses per 1,000 residents (2,137 residents in the 2020 Census), against 0.3 citywide. It ranks #73 of 87 by number of offenses and #52 of 83 by rate.
| Type | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated assault | 4 | 4 | up 0% | 1.9 |
| Simple assault | 9 | 11 | down 18% | 4.2 |
| Intimidation | 4 | 3 | up 33% | 1.9 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | up 0% | 0.5 |
| Sex offenses | 4 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Burglary | 5 | 2 | up 150% | 2.3 |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 19 | 27 | down 30% | 8.9 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9 | 23 | down 61% | 4.2 |
| Vehicle parts theft | 3 | 3 | up 0% | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 1 | up 0% | 0.5 |
| Other theft | 29 | 37 | down 22% | 13.6 |
| Property damage / vandalism | 24 | 24 | up 0% | 11.2 |
| Fraud | 6 | 7 | down 14% | 2.8 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Weapon law violations | 0 | 1 | down 100% | 0.0 |
| Other offenses | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
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 West Maka Ska or compare it with other places.
West Maka Ska 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 | 59 | |
| 2020 | 84 | up 42% |
| 2021 | 75 | down 11% |
| 2022 | 72 | down 4% |
| 2023 | 77 | up 7% |
| 2024 | 91 | up 18% |
| 2025 | 77 | down 15% |
| 2026 | 55 | 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 | 35 | 27 | 19 | down 30% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 | 23 | 9 | down 61% |
| Vehicle parts theft | 0 | 3 | 3 | up 0% |
| Property damage / vandalism | 19 | 24 | 24 | up 0% |
Time of day, 2026
When reports in West Maka Ska 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 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in West Maka Ska, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/neighborhoods/west-maka-ska. 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.