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Safety index · Phillips, Minneapolis · data through September 2026

Is East Phillips safe?

East Phillips records a high level of reported crime for Minneapolis. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 24 points below the citywide median of 61, ranking 74th of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods — based on 660 incidents reported to the MPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

37/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of East Phillips — higher is safer. 74th of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods.

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 East Phillips 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 47% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 24% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Hiawatha AvenueEast Lake Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
660 incidents reported within 1 km of the East Phillips center (500 shown) · MPD data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
308 · 47%
Violent crime
97 · 15%
Robbery
54 · 8%
Burglary
65 · 10%
Other theft
97 · 15%
Sexual offences
13 · 2%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is East Phillips safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in East Phillips 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 East Phillips?

Vehicle crime — 308 of 660 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

How is the East Phillips 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.