Crime & Safety in Minnesota
This record does not assert a single, uniform statewide Minnesota crime narrative -- this pass's own research finds Minnesota's statewide crime rate running genuinely well below the national average, while Minneapolis's own 2025-2026 crime picture runs real and genuinely two-sided, with a substantial homicide decline alongside real increases in several other violent-crime categories.
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Learn moreMinnesota's statewide crime rate runs genuinely below the national average
This pass's own research found Minnesota's 2024 violent-crime rate at 257 per 100,000 residents, ranking Minnesota 32nd among states (a real 28.5% below the national average), and its property-crime rate at 1,606 per 100,000, ranking 28th among states (a real 8.7% below the national average). WalletHub's separate composite safety ranking places Minnesota 6th nationally overall -- a real, favorable, multi-source-corroborated statewide picture, though this record notes the underlying violent- and property-crime rankings (32nd, 28th) run more middling than the flattering 6th-place composite alone would suggest.
Minneapolis's crime picture carries a real, genuinely two-sided, current story
Minneapolis's overall 2025 crime rate fell a real 15% versus 2024 (62 homicides, down 15 from 2024), and homicides ran a further real 30% lower in the 2026 period this pass reviewed versus the same 2025 window (25 homicides). Even so, 2026 brought a real, disclosed increase in several other violent-crime categories this record does not smooth over: aggravated assault rose to 1,518 cases (up from 1,346), rape reports rose to 252 (up from 214), even as robbery reports fell (404, down from 502). Motor vehicle theft rose a real 24% in the 2026 period reviewed.
A real, disclosed longer-term caveat sits alongside the encouraging recent trend
This pass's research found a real, disclosed longer-term caveat worth weighing alongside the encouraging recent homicide decline: overall Minneapolis crime rates, by at least one measure this pass reviewed, remain genuinely higher than 2019 levels -- Minneapolis was cited among a small handful of major U.S. cities where that longer-term comparison still runs unfavorable, even amid real, current year-over-year improvement.
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Minnesota is genuinely too regionally diverse -- spanning Minneapolis's and St. Paul's many distinct neighborhoods, Rochester, Duluth, the Iron Range, the Red River Valley, and the state's many smaller cities and rural areas -- for one statewide or even one Minneapolis-wide crime claim to be meaningful. Confirm current crime statistics for your specific target city or neighborhood directly.
Key takeaways
- Minnesota's statewide crime rate runs genuinely below the national average -- violent crime 28.5% below (ranking 32nd) and property crime 8.7% below (ranking 28th) -- with a favorable 6th-place WalletHub composite safety ranking.
- Minneapolis's 2025 crime rate fell 15% overall, and homicides ran 30% lower in the 2026 period reviewed versus the same 2025 window (25 versus 25 prior comparison period).
- 2026 brought real increases in Minneapolis aggravated assault (1,518, up from 1,346), rape reports (252, up from 214), and motor vehicle theft (+24%), even as robbery fell.
- Overall Minneapolis crime, by at least one measure, remains above 2019 levels -- a real, disclosed longer-term caveat alongside the encouraging recent homicide trend.
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