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Glass on the Street

Weekly bulletin

Minneapolis crime, week of August 26 to September 1, 2024

1,022
offenses recorded
+2%
vs. the 4-week average (1002)
-1%
vs. the same week last year (1,034)

The Minneapolis Police Department recorded 1,022 offenses for the week of August 26 to September 1, 2024, up 2% from the 4-week average of 1,002 and down 1% from the same week a year earlier (1,034).

No offense type ran above its recent range this week.

Saturday had the most offenses (177). 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 116 (up 18% from the 4-week average); motor vehicle theft was 136 (down 6%).

3 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 983Jun 3 889Jun 10 908Jun 17 1,040Jun 24 1,000Jul 1 1,015Jul 8 997Jul 15 1,105Jul 22 948Jul 29 976Aug 5 1,055Aug 12 1,027Aug 19 1,022Aug 26

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. Other theft 166 +2%
  2. Property damage / vandalism 139 -5%
  3. Motor vehicle theft 136 -6%
  4. Theft from motor vehicle 116 +17%
  5. Simple assault 81 -11%
  6. Burglary 71 +19%
  7. Aggravated assault 60 +10%
  8. Intimidation 53 +13%
  9. Fraud 44 +23%
  10. Robbery 31 -13%
  11. Weapon law violations 27 flat
  12. Drug offenses 26 +2%
  13. Sex offenses 21 +6%
  14. Vehicle parts theft 17 +33%
  15. Shoplifting 15 -8%
  16. Other offenses 14 -30%
  17. Homicide 3 +71%
  18. Arson 2 -11%
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TypeThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last yearChange
Homicide 3 1.8 +71% 1 +200%
Aggravated assault 60 54.8 +10% 58 +3%
Simple assault 81 91 -11% 102 -21%
Intimidation 53 46.8 +13% 58 -9%
Robbery 31 35.8 -13% 47 -34%
Sex offenses 21 19.8 +6% 11 +91%
Burglary 71 59.5 +19% 61 +16%
Theft from motor vehicle 116 98.8 +18% 64 +81%
Motor vehicle theft 136 144.8 -6% 136 flat
Vehicle parts theft 17 12.8 +33% 29 -41%
Shoplifting 15 16.3 -8% 12 +25%
Other theft 166 163.3 +2% 171 -3%
Property damage / vandalism 139 146 -5% 146 -5%
Arson 2 2.3 -11% 7 -71%
Fraud 44 35.8 +23% 40 +10%
Drug offenses 26 25.5 +2% 33 -21%
Weapon law violations 27 27 flat 29 -7%
Other offenses 14 20 -30% 29 -52%
  1. Ward 1 53 -11%
  2. Ward 2 47 +15%
  3. Ward 3 78 +5%
  4. Ward 4 72 +11%
  5. Ward 5 101 -14%
  6. Ward 6 121 +30%
  7. Ward 7 127 -4%
  8. Ward 8 83 -11%
  9. Ward 9 95 +1%
  10. Ward 10 123 +7%
  11. Ward 11 39 +3%
  12. Ward 12 58 +23%
  13. Ward 13 21 -18%
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WardThis week4-week averageChangeSame week last year
Ward 1 53 59.5 -11% 59
Ward 2 47 41 +15% 55
Ward 3 78 74 +5% 84
Ward 4 72 64.8 +11% 78
Ward 5 101 117.8 -14% 112
Ward 6 121 93.3 +30% 103
Ward 7 127 132.5 -4% 106
Ward 8 83 93.5 -11% 72
Ward 9 95 94.5 flat 101
Ward 10 123 115 +7% 135
Ward 11 39 38 +3% 37
Ward 12 58 47.3 +23% 62
Ward 13 21 25.5 -18% 24
Day of week
Monday123
Tuesday150
Wednesday139
Thursday131
Friday153
Saturday177
Sunday149
Time of day
Overnight (12-6 a.m.)192
Morning (6 a.m.-noon)301
Afternoon (noon-6 p.m.)252
Evening (6 p.m.-midnight)277

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
0002XX 8TH AVE NNorth Loop4theft from motor vehicle
0007XX CHICAGO AVEElliot Park4theft from motor vehicle, motor vehicle theft
0013XX NICOLLET MALLLoring Park3theft from motor vehicle, vehicle parts theft

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 August 26 to September 1, 2024," https://glassonthestreet.com/weekly/2024-08-26, accessed October 8, 2026.