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Glass on the Street

Weekly bulletin

Minneapolis crime, week of December 18-24, 2023

876
offenses recorded
+1%
vs. the 4-week average (869)
+61%
vs. the same week last year (543)

The Minneapolis Police Department recorded 876 offenses for the week of December 18-24, 2023, up 1% from the 4-week average of 869 and up 61% from the same week a year earlier (543).

No offense type ran above its recent range this week.

Monday had the most offenses (149). The busiest part of the day was morning (6 a.m.-noon) (301).

Theft from motor vehicle, the category that covers car break-ins, was 91 (up 24% from the 4-week average); motor vehicle theft was 129 (up 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 861Sep 25 806Oct 2 861Oct 9 977Oct 16 878Oct 23 943Oct 30 934Nov 6 865Nov 13 750Nov 20 920Nov 27 914Dec 4 893Dec 11 876Dec 18

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. Property damage / vandalism 143 +17%
  2. Motor vehicle theft 129 +7%
  3. Other theft 123 +3%
  4. Theft from motor vehicle 91 +24%
  5. Aggravated assault 60 -5%
  6. Simple assault 56 -28%
  7. Intimidation 54 +27%
  8. Burglary 36 -8%
  9. Fraud 32 -54%
  10. Robbery 31 +65%
  11. Vehicle parts theft 30 +2%
  12. Other offenses 27 +77%
  13. Drug offenses 17 -16%
  14. Sex offenses 15 -5%
  15. Weapon law violations 15 -29%
  16. Shoplifting 13 -10%
  17. Homicide 3 -14%
  18. Arson 1 -56%
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TypeThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last yearChange
Homicide 3 3.5 -14% 1 +200%
Aggravated assault 60 63 -5% 32 +88%
Simple assault 56 77.5 -28% 72 -22%
Intimidation 54 42.5 +27% 24 +125%
Robbery 31 18.8 +65% 19 +63%
Sex offenses 15 15.8 -5% 8 +88%
Burglary 36 39 -8% 29 +24%
Theft from motor vehicle 91 73.5 +24% 34 +168%
Motor vehicle theft 129 121 +7% 103 +25%
Vehicle parts theft 30 29.5 +2% 19 +58%
Shoplifting 13 14.5 -10% 13 flat
Other theft 123 119.3 +3% 76 +62%
Property damage / vandalism 143 122.3 +17% 46 +211%
Arson 1 2.3 -56% 1 flat
Fraud 32 70.3 -54% 25 +28%
Drug offenses 17 20.3 -16% 8 +112%
Weapon law violations 15 21.3 -29% 13 +15%
Other offenses 27 15.3 +77% 20 +35%
  1. Ward 1 63 +7%
  2. Ward 2 39 -15%
  3. Ward 3 56 +7%
  4. Ward 4 59 -21%
  5. Ward 5 98 -17%
  6. Ward 6 78 -2%
  7. Ward 7 103 -11%
  8. Ward 8 72 +18%
  9. Ward 9 82 +5%
  10. Ward 10 91 +1%
  11. Ward 11 46 +46%
  12. Ward 12 58 +47%
  13. Ward 13 26 +60%
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WardThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last year
Ward 1 63 59 +7% 54
Ward 2 39 45.8 -15% 25
Ward 3 56 52.3 +7% 40
Ward 4 59 74.3 -20% 43
Ward 5 98 118 -17% 57
Ward 6 78 79.8 -2% 68
Ward 7 103 116.3 -11% 56
Ward 8 72 61.3 +18% 35
Ward 9 82 77.8 +6% 49
Ward 10 91 90 +1% 58
Ward 11 46 31.5 +46% 18
Ward 12 58 39.5 +47% 21
Ward 13 26 16.3 +60% 13
Day of week
Monday149
Tuesday117
Wednesday133
Thursday135
Friday128
Saturday120
Sunday94
Time of day
Overnight (12-6 a.m.)167
Morning (6 a.m.-noon)301
Afternoon (noon-6 p.m.)253
Evening (6 p.m.-midnight)155

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
0025XX COLFAX AVE SLowry Hill East4motor vehicle theft, theft from motor vehicle
0001XX WILLIAMS AVE SEProspect Park - East River Road3theft from motor vehicle, vehicle parts theft
0005XX 43RD ST ERegina3theft from motor vehicle
0030XX SNELLING AVELongfellow3theft from motor vehicle

Source: Minneapolis Police Department open data, counted by the date the offense occurred, through September 26, 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 December 18-24, 2023," https://glassonthestreet.com/weekly/2023-12-18, accessed October 9, 2026.