Neighborhood overview

Downtown West, Minneapolis

Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown West in Minneapolis, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Minneapolis police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Downtown West reports higher per-capita rates than Minneapolis citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    1,416 / 100k local

    vs Minneapolis 642 / 100k citywide (+121%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+273%)

  • Property

    7,037 / 100k local

    vs Minneapolis 3,286 / 100k citywide (+114%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+264%)

~11,685 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Aug 22, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (222 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (33% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (19 this week, 16 the week before).
  • · property reports up 1 week-over-week (33 this week, 32 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 2 week-over-week (3 this week, 5 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Downtown West occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 33% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.