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Car break-ins in Ward 10, Minneapolis

From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, the Minneapolis Police Department recorded 1,446 car break-in, auto theft, vehicle parts theft and property damage reports in Ward 10: up 1% from 1,436 in the same period of 2025, and up 53% from 943 in 2019. That ranks Ward 10 #1 of 13 wards by reports this year. The most common category was property damage / vandalism (580, 40% of the total). Reports with a recorded time most often happened in the evening.

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From Jan 1 through Oct 1, 2026, MPD recorded 3,623 offenses of every kind in Ward 10, up 8% from 2025. That is 111.0 offenses per 1,000 residents (32,650 residents in the 2020 Census), against 8.4 citywide. It ranks #3 of 13 by number of offenses and #4 of 13 by rate.

Type20262025Change Per 1,000 residents
Homicide 5 5 up 0% 0.2
Aggravated assault 269 187 up 44% 8.2
Simple assault 398 342 up 16% 12.2
Intimidation 186 189 down 2% 5.7
Robbery 79 85 down 7% 2.4
Sex offenses 47 48 down 2% 1.4
Burglary 146 137 up 7% 4.5
Theft from motor vehicle 359 369 down 3% 11.0
Motor vehicle theft 422 402 up 5% 12.9
Vehicle parts theft 85 65 up 31% 2.6
Shoplifting 68 35 up 94% 2.1
Other theft 496 510 down 3% 15.2
Property damage / vandalism 580 600 down 3% 17.8
Arson 9 3 up 200% 0.3
Fraud 135 133 up 2% 4.1
Drug offenses 226 119 up 90% 6.9
Weapon law violations 69 73 down 6% 2.1
Other offenses 44 57 down 23% 1.3

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 Ward 10 or compare it with other places.

The same calendar window every year, so 2026 is compared like for like.

0 625 1,250 1,875 2,500 9432019 1,0322020 1,0222021 1,6172022 2,0552023 1,8552024 1,4362025 1,4462026
YearReportsChange from prior year
2019 943
2020 1,032 up 9%
2021 1,022 down 1%
2022 1,617 up 58%
2023 2,055 up 27%
2024 1,855 down 10%
2025 1,436 down 23%
2026 1,446 up 1%

Reports from Jan 1 to Oct 1. "Property damage / vandalism" is MPD's own category and isn't vehicle-specific.

Category201920252026Change from 2025
Theft from motor vehicle 444 369 359 down 3%
Motor vehicle theft 217 402 422 up 5%
Vehicle parts theft 7 65 85 up 31%
Property damage / vandalism 275 600 580 down 3%

When reports in Ward 10 happened, Jan 1 to Oct 1. Many reports have no recorded time.

  • Overnight 380
  • Morning 318
  • Afternoon 344
  • Evening 404
Monthly counts, 2019 to 2026
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 92 69 74 88 108 127 129 110 141 110 117 126
2020 102 108 124 95 110 94 111 143 138 143 132 98
2021 84 104 79 82 111 151 137 124 144 141 152 163
2022 164 168 124 135 158 223 202 196 243 247 227 173
2023 226 213 226 271 268 176 229 252 186 210 202 178
2024 183 174 180 203 187 199 260 228 235 212 178 126
2025 151 127 144 112 171 172 220 188 147 187 154 114
2026 156 163 134 146 192 149 221 161 124 0

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Cite this page
Glass on the Street. (2026). Car break-ins and crime in Ward 10, Minneapolis. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://glassonthestreet.com/wards/10. 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.