Neighborhood overview
Downtown, Saint Paul
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown in Saint Paul, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Saint Paul police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Downtown reports notably higher per-capita rates than Saint Paul citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
1,807 / 100k local
vs Saint Paul 412 / 100k citywide (+339%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+376%)
Property
9,129 / 100k local
vs Saint Paul 2,937 / 100k citywide (+211%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+372%)
~8,656 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~182 days · newest report Aug 22, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (132 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (36% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (3 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports up 5 week-over-week (19 this week, 14 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 7 week-over-week (6 this week, 13 the week before).
- · Most reports in Downtown occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 36% 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.