Photo: BpA9543 · CC BY-SA 4.0Minneapolis reports more crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
On crimes reported to the FBI by Minneapolis’ police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #315 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MN” is every other Minnesota city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Minneapolis
8 of the 8 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Minnesota towns on Minneapolis’ borders, 8 have a Safety Grade: Golden Valley (B+), Robbinsdale (C), Richfield (C), St. Anthony (C−), St. Louis Park (C−), Fridley (D), St. Paul (D), Brooklyn Center (D). Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Minneapolis’ police reported 63 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 16.6 per 100,000 residents a year, 8.0 times the rest of Minnesota (2.1) and 2.9 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 11.7 times the rest of Minnesota
321 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (1,078 reported in 2025), 11.7 times the rest of Minnesota (27.5) and 4.0 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Minneapolis reports less crime per resident than 3% (#315). Places like it ↓
A college town
Minneapolis is home to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, with 52,981 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 11% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Minneapolis has 312,369 jobs based in town for 430,324 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Minneapolis’ grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Homicides and robberies
Minneapolis’ police reported 63 homicides, 1,078 robberies and 4,285 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Minnesota and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Minneapolis | Rest of Minnesota | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.7 | 2.1 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 18.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Minneapolis | Rest of Minnesota | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 420 | 35.9 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 340 | 31.1 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 372 | 28.8 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 252 | 22.8 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 45 property crimes reported
And about 10 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Minnesota.
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| Year | Minneapolis property | Rest of Minnesota property | Minneapolis violent | Rest of Minnesota violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 52.6 | 21.6 | 12.3 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 52.5 | 18.2 | 11.3 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 51.4 | 17.1 | 11.6 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 44.8 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 1.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
23,483 crimes reported in 2025
4,285 violent and 19,198 property, as reported to the FBI by Minneapolis’ police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
115 people died in crashes on Minneapolis’s roads in 2019–2023
Minneapolis had 106 fatal crashes in five years, in which 115 people died; 33 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 21 died in crashes on an Interstate.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Minneapolis and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | D− | 11.0 | 49.6 |
| Richfield | C | 2.3 | 22.3 |
| St. Paul | D | 5.8 | 29.0 |
| St. Anthony | C− | 1.6 | 27.5 |
| Golden Valley | B+ | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| Brooklyn Center | D | 6.5 | 26.0 |
| St. Louis Park | C− | 1.5 | 32.2 |
| Robbinsdale | C | 3.6 | 16.7 |
| Fridley | D | 2.7 | 31.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Minneapolis. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Minneapolis’ residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (428,057 in 2025); our figure for Minneapolis is 430,324 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Minneapolis
Is Minneapolis, MN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Minneapolis reports more crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade. Its police reported 11.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of Minnesota and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Minneapolis?
11.0 violent and 49.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Minnesota reports 2.1 and 16.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Minneapolis?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Minneapolis in 2025?
Minneapolis’s police reported 63 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 14.7 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Minneapolis safer than Richfield?
Richfield reports less crime per resident than Minneapolis: Richfield grades C for safety and Minneapolis D−. Richfield’s police reported 2.3 violent and 22.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Minneapolis?
Minneapolis’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Minneapolis”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.