Safety index · Near North, Minneapolis · data through September 2026
Is Near - North safe?
Near - North records more reported crime than most Minneapolis neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 48 out of 100 — 13 points below the citywide median of 61, ranking 63rd of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods — based on 394 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 Near - North against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (24% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 94 · 24% | |
| Vehicle crime | 129 · 33% | |
| Other theft | 82 · 21% | |
| Burglary | 44 · 11% | |
| Robbery | 27 · 7% | |
| Sexual offences | 9 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Near - North at night?
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Common questions
Is Near - North safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 48/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Near - North 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 Near - North?
Violent crime — 94 of 394 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
How is the Near - North 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.