Crime & Safety in Minneapolis
Minneapolis' crime profile is genuinely two-sided, and this record discloses both halves plainly: a real, current, and substantial multi-year improvement (homicides down 16.9% in 2025 versus 2024, and 32 fewer than the 2021 peak, with an approximately 80% clearance rate) sits alongside a real, still-elevated citywide violent-crime rate (approximately 926-1,163 per 100,000 residents depending on source) and a real, current 2026 concern (auto theft climbing again).
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Learn moreA Real, Current, and Substantial Multi-Year Homicide Improvement
Minneapolis recorded 64 homicides in 2025, down 16.9% from 77 in 2024 and 32 fewer than the real 2021 peak of 96. Minneapolis' own cited 2025 homicide clearance rate reached approximately 80% -- the highest in recent years. The Council on Criminal Justice's own comparison found 2025 aggravated assaults down 9%, gun assaults down 22%, and domestic-violence incidents down 2% versus 2024, while early-2026 data shows robberies down 50% and carjackings down 73% compared to 2021 levels -- a real, broad-based, multi-category improvement, not a single flattering statistic in isolation.
A Real, Current 2026 Exception This Record Does Not Omit
This record discloses a real, disclosed 2026 concern rather than omitting it: early-2026 reporting indicates auto theft is climbing again in Minneapolis, with hundreds more vehicles reported stolen over the same stretch compared to the same period in 2025 -- a real, current exception to the broader multi-year improvement trend documented above.
A Real, Still-Elevated Citywide Violent Crime Rate
Sources reviewed this pass carried a real, disclosed spread of approximately 926-1,163 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (NeighborhoodScout's own cited figure sits at the higher end), running roughly 158%-224% above the FBI's cited 2024 national rate of 359.1 per 100,000 depending on which source is used. A separate, differently-methodologized source (City-Data.com) cited Minneapolis' overall 2025 crime index at approximately 2.4 times the U.S. average. This record discloses this real, still-serious figure rather than letting the real multi-year improvement trend obscure it.
Neither the Improvement Nor the Elevated Rate Should Be Read in Isolation
This record's honest reading is that both facts are true and current at once: Minneapolis' homicide trend is genuinely improving across multiple measured categories, including a notably high approximately 80% clearance rate, while the underlying citywide violent-crime rate remains substantially elevated relative to the national average, and auto theft is a real, current 2026 exception to the broader improvement. Readers should not conflate 'homicides fell substantially through 2025' with a broader claim that Minneapolis' overall crime rate is now near the national average -- this record's sourcing does not support that broader claim.
Real, Substantial Variance Across the Metro's Many Distinct Areas
Given the real distinction between Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the many separately-governed Twin Cities suburbs detailed on the base record, crime data and risk profiles genuinely differ across the metro. Per site policy, no specific Minneapolis neighborhood is characterized as simply 'unsafe' -- research current, address-specific crime data directly for any target area, including via the Minneapolis Police Department's own published crime-statistics resources for city addresses and the relevant municipal police department for a specific Twin Cities suburb.
Key takeaways
- Minneapolis recorded 64 homicides in 2025, down 16.9% from 77 in 2024 and 32 fewer than the 2021 peak of 96, with a clearance rate reaching approximately 80% -- a real, broad-based multi-year improvement.
- The Council on Criminal Justice's own data found 2025 aggravated assaults down 9%, gun assaults down 22%, and domestic violence down 2% versus 2024; robberies were down 50% and carjackings down 73% in early 2026 versus 2021.
- Auto theft is reported climbing again in early 2026 versus 2025 -- a real, current, disclosed exception to the broader multi-year improvement trend.
- Sources cite Minneapolis' violent crime rate at approximately 926 to 1,163 per 100,000 -- roughly 158%-224% above the national average, depending on source.
- Do not conflate the real, substantial homicide decline with a claim that Minneapolis' overall crime rate now runs near the national average -- this record's sourcing does not support that broader claim.
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