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Glass on the Street

Weekly bulletin

Minneapolis crime, week of September 7-13, 2020

849
offenses recorded
-16%
vs. the 4-week average (1008)
-9%
vs. the same week last year (935)

The Minneapolis Police Department recorded 849 offenses for the week of September 7-13, 2020, down 16% from the 4-week average of 1,008 and down 9% from the same week a year earlier (935).

No offense type ran above its recent range this week.

Friday had the most offenses (137). The busiest part of the day was afternoon (noon-6 p.m.) (278).

Theft from motor vehicle, the category that covers car break-ins, was 108 (up 11% from the 4-week average); motor vehicle theft was 82 (down 7%).

4 blocks had 3 or more car-related offenses this week, listed below.

All offenses per week, labeled by the Monday each week starts. This week is highlighted.

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 960Jun 15 827Jun 22 821Jun 29 917Jul 6 911Jul 13 1,065Jul 20 1,005Jul 27 968Aug 3 980Aug 10 955Aug 17 1,096Aug 24 1,000Aug 31 849Sep 7

A flag marks a type more than two standard deviations above its prior eight weeks, with at least 10 offenses. Small counts swing a lot, so a flag is a prompt to look, not a finding.

Bar: this week. Black tick: the 4-week average. Orange or green: 10% or more above or below it.

  1. Theft from motor vehicle 108 +11%
  2. Property damage / vandalism 107 -24%
  3. Other theft 97 -27%
  4. Motor vehicle theft 82 -7%
  5. Simple assault 80 -20%
  6. Burglary 78 -17%
  7. Aggravated assault 62 -8%
  8. Vehicle parts theft 49 -6%
  9. Robbery 43 -24%
  10. Fraud 37 +1%
  11. Intimidation 31 -9%
  12. Weapon law violations 24 -29%
  13. Sex offenses 14 -18%
  14. Other offenses 14 -33%
  15. Shoplifting 12 +55%
  16. Drug offenses 10 -55%
  17. Homicide 1 -64%
  18. Arson 0 -100%
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TypeThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last yearChange
Homicide 1 2.8 -64% 0 n/a
Aggravated assault 62 67.3 -8% 42 +48%
Simple assault 80 100 -20% 120 -33%
Intimidation 31 34.3 -10% 23 +35%
Robbery 43 56.8 -24% 43 flat
Sex offenses 14 17 -18% 22 -36%
Burglary 78 94.3 -17% 85 -8%
Theft from motor vehicle 108 97.3 +11% 101 +7%
Motor vehicle theft 82 87.8 -7% 71 +16%
Vehicle parts theft 49 52.3 -6% 2 +2350%
Shoplifting 12 7.8 +55% 21 -43%
Other theft 97 132.3 -27% 179 -46%
Property damage / vandalism 107 140.3 -24% 104 +3%
Arson 0 4.3 -100% 1 -100%
Fraud 37 36.8 +1% 29 +28%
Drug offenses 10 22.3 -55% 44 -77%
Weapon law violations 24 33.8 -29% 16 +50%
Other offenses 14 21 -33% 32 -56%
  1. Ward 1 53 -7%
  2. Ward 2 48 -27%
  3. Ward 3 64 -12%
  4. Ward 4 65 -20%
  5. Ward 5 112 -16%
  6. Ward 6 102 +8%
  7. Ward 7 94 -20%
  8. Ward 8 58 -14%
  9. Ward 9 63 -36%
  10. Ward 10 74 -17%
  11. Ward 11 38 -21%
  12. Ward 12 43 -9%
  13. Ward 13 23 -11%
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WardThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last year
Ward 1 53 57.3 -7% 53
Ward 2 48 66 -27% 63
Ward 3 64 72.5 -12% 69
Ward 4 65 81.3 -20% 72
Ward 5 112 133.8 -16% 125
Ward 6 102 94.5 +8% 77
Ward 7 94 117.5 -20% 109
Ward 8 58 67.8 -14% 54
Ward 9 63 98.5 -36% 94
Ward 10 74 89 -17% 110
Ward 11 38 48 -21% 38
Ward 12 43 47 -8% 43
Ward 13 23 25.8 -11% 23
Day of week
Monday120
Tuesday119
Wednesday110
Thursday132
Friday137
Saturday112
Sunday119
Time of day
Overnight (12-6 a.m.)125
Morning (6 a.m.-noon)226
Afternoon (noon-6 p.m.)278
Evening (6 p.m.-midnight)220

Block ranges where MPD recorded 3 or more thefts from vehicles, vehicle thefts or parts thefts this week. MPD publishes addresses as block ranges, not exact locations. Several offenses on one block can be one event with many victims, such as a parking lot, so read this as where to look, not as a pattern by itself.

BlockNeighborhoodOffensesTypes
0005XX 14TH AVE SEMarcy Holmes3motor vehicle theft
0016XX 22ND ST EVentura Village3theft from motor vehicle, motor vehicle theft
0021XX 9TH ST SSeward3theft from motor vehicle
0027XX IRVING AVE SEast Isles3theft from motor vehicle

Source: Minneapolis Police Department open data, counted by the date the offense occurred, through October 13, 2026. Weeks run Monday to Sunday. The comparison week a year earlier is 52 weeks back, so weekdays line up. Offenses are counted as MPD counts them and exclude shots-fired calls, gunshot wound victims and subset rows. Reported crimes only. See the methodology. Cite as: Glass on the Street, "Minneapolis crime, week of September 7-13, 2020," https://glassonthestreet.com/weekly/2020-09-07, accessed October 15, 2026.