Neighborhood overview
Downtown West, Minneapolis
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown West in Minneapolis, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Minneapolis police open-data feed.
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)
211 / 100k local
vs Minneapolis 162 / 100k citywide (+30%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-36%)
Property
1,906 / 100k local
vs Minneapolis 1,138 / 100k citywide (+67%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+23%)
~12,837 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (153 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (33% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports down 14 week-over-week (15 this week, 29 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in Downtown West occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 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. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.