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Weekly bulletin

Minneapolis crime, week of March 6-12, 2023

765
offenses recorded
-7%
vs. the 4-week average (824)
+2%
vs. the same week last year (754)

The Minneapolis Police Department recorded 765 offenses for the week of March 6-12, 2023, down 7% from the 4-week average of 824 and up 2% from the same week a year earlier (754).

No offense type ran above its recent range this week.

Friday had the most offenses (126). The busiest part of the day was morning (6 a.m.-noon) (242).

Theft from motor vehicle, the category that covers car break-ins, was 58 (up 8% from the 4-week average); motor vehicle theft was 174 (down 16%).

5 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.

0 250 500 750 1,000 803Dec 12 543Dec 19 862Dec 26 734Jan 2 797Jan 9 791Jan 16 691Jan 23 847Jan 30 821Feb 6 878Feb 13 683Feb 20 912Feb 27 765Mar 6

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. Motor vehicle theft 174 -16%
  2. Property damage / vandalism 102 -7%
  3. Other theft 75 -4%
  4. Simple assault 67 -10%
  5. Theft from motor vehicle 58 +8%
  6. Burglary 47 +19%
  7. Vehicle parts theft 46 +17%
  8. Intimidation 36 -6%
  9. Aggravated assault 35 -14%
  10. Fraud 35 +13%
  11. Drug offenses 28 +8%
  12. Sex offenses 16 +12%
  13. Weapon law violations 14 -33%
  14. Robbery 13 -30%
  15. Other offenses 12 -42%
  16. Shoplifting 6 -17%
  17. Arson 1 -56%
  18. Homicide 0 -100%
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TypeThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last yearChange
Homicide 0 1.5 -100% 0 n/a
Aggravated assault 35 40.5 -14% 59 -41%
Simple assault 67 74.8 -10% 103 -35%
Intimidation 36 38.3 -6% 36 flat
Robbery 13 18.5 -30% 29 -55%
Sex offenses 16 14.3 +12% 13 +23%
Burglary 47 39.5 +19% 31 +52%
Theft from motor vehicle 58 53.5 +8% 45 +29%
Motor vehicle theft 174 208 -16% 92 +89%
Vehicle parts theft 46 39.3 +17% 82 -44%
Shoplifting 6 7.3 -17% 5 +20%
Other theft 75 78 -4% 91 -18%
Property damage / vandalism 102 109.3 -7% 70 +46%
Arson 1 2.3 -56% 4 -75%
Fraud 35 31 +13% 36 -3%
Drug offenses 28 26 +8% 13 +115%
Weapon law violations 14 21 -33% 20 -30%
Other offenses 12 20.8 -42% 25 -52%
  1. Ward 1 54 +1%
  2. Ward 2 37 -8%
  3. Ward 3 57 -8%
  4. Ward 4 59 -7%
  5. Ward 5 76 -9%
  6. Ward 6 95 +22%
  7. Ward 7 81 -12%
  8. Ward 8 57 -12%
  9. Ward 9 82 -17%
  10. Ward 10 76 -21%
  11. Ward 11 36 +37%
  12. Ward 12 34 -23%
  13. Ward 13 13 -9%
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WardThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last year
Ward 1 54 53.3 +1% 51
Ward 2 37 40 -8% 36
Ward 3 57 62.3 -8% 56
Ward 4 59 63.5 -7% 55
Ward 5 76 83.3 -9% 101
Ward 6 95 77.8 +22% 69
Ward 7 81 92.3 -12% 94
Ward 8 57 64.5 -12% 45
Ward 9 82 98.8 -17% 96
Ward 10 76 96.3 -21% 60
Ward 11 36 26.3 +37% 35
Ward 12 34 44.3 -23% 31
Ward 13 13 14.3 -9% 17
Day of week
Monday106
Tuesday119
Wednesday89
Thursday111
Friday126
Saturday110
Sunday104
Time of day
Overnight (12-6 a.m.)149
Morning (6 a.m.-noon)242
Afternoon (noon-6 p.m.)237
Evening (6 p.m.-midnight)137

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
0004XX NICOLLET MALLDowntown West3theft from motor vehicle, vehicle parts theft
0006XX RIVER STNorth Loop3motor vehicle theft
0007XX 21ST AVE SCedar Riverside3motor vehicle theft, theft from motor vehicle
0011XX 14TH AVE SEComo3vehicle parts theft, theft from motor vehicle
0013XX NICOLLET MALLLoring Park3motor vehicle theft, vehicle parts theft, theft from motor vehicle

Source: Minneapolis Police Department open data, counted by the date the offense occurred, through September 28, 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 March 6-12, 2023," https://glassonthestreet.com/weekly/2023-03-06, accessed October 10, 2026.