Safety index · Near North, Minneapolis · data through November 2026
Is Near - North safe?
Near - North records more reported crime than most Minneapolis neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 13 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 63rd of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods — based on 477 incidents reported to the MPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
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 Near - North 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 31% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 148 · 31% | |
| Violent crime | 111 · 23% | |
| Other theft | 102 · 21% | |
| Burglary | 51 · 11% | |
| Robbery | 40 · 8% | |
| Sexual offences | 10 · 2% |
Walking in Near - North 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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- Sumner - Glenwood44/100 · Elevated
- North Loop28/100 · Elevated
- Willard - Hay45/100 · Elevated
- Harrison50/100 · Moderate
- Hawthorne42/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Near - North safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Near - North?
Vehicle crime — 148 of 477 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 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.