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Safety index · Longfellow, Minneapolis · data through November 2026

Is Howe safe?

Howe shows a typical level of reported crime for Minneapolis. Its SafeRoute safety index is 59 out of 100 — 4 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 39th of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods — based on 296 incidents reported to the MPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

59/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Howe — higher is safer. 39th of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Minneapolis — a typical Minneapolis neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Howe 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 58% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Where incidents cluster

Hiawatha AvenueMinnehaha Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center296 incidents reported within 1 km of the Howe center · MPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 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
172 · 58%
Burglary
65 · 22%
Other theft
24 · 8%
Violent crime
15 · 5%
Bicycle theft
11 · 4%
Sexual offences
4 · 1%

Walking in Howe at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Common questions

Is Howe safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 59/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Howe?

Vehicle crime — 172 of 296 incidents (58%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Howe 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.