Safety index · University, Minneapolis · data through September 2026
Is Cedar Riverside safe?
Cedar Riverside records more reported crime than most Minneapolis neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 49 out of 100 — 12 points below the citywide median of 61, ranking 60th of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods — based on 443 incidents reported to the MPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Minneapolis — a typical Minneapolis neighborhood sits near 61. It ranks Cedar Riverside against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 53% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 234 · 53% | |
| Violent crime | 64 · 14% | |
| Other theft | 70 · 16% | |
| Robbery | 24 · 5% | |
| Burglary | 27 · 6% | |
| Sexual offences | 6 · 1% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Cedar Riverside at night?
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Common questions
Is Cedar Riverside safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 49/100). About 40% of severity-weighted incidents in Cedar Riverside are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Cedar Riverside?
Vehicle crime — 234 of 443 incidents (53%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
How is the Cedar Riverside safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Minneapolis Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Minneapolis, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.