Safety index · Near North, Minneapolis · data through November 2026
Is Willard - Hay safe?
Willard - Hay records more reported crime than most Minneapolis neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 45 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 58th of 87 Minneapolis neighborhoods — based on 427 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 Willard - Hay 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 38% 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 | 164 · 38% | |
| Violent crime | 96 · 22% | |
| Other theft | 75 · 18% | |
| Burglary | 44 · 10% | |
| Robbery | 26 · 6% | |
| Sexual offences | 13 · 3% |
Walking in Willard - Hay 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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- Jordan31/100 · Elevated
- Near - North42/100 · Elevated
- Harrison50/100 · Moderate
- Sumner - Glenwood44/100 · Elevated
- Hawthorne42/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Willard - Hay safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 45/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Willard - Hay?
Vehicle crime — 164 of 427 incidents (38%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
How is the Willard - Hay 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.