Read together, these figures describe a city with a consistent crime problem and an uneven school system. Minneapolis sits in the 1st percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades, violent crime 205% above the national average and property crime 163% above, and the 2.4% year-over-year rise SafeNest classifies as stable. That is a steady state, not a spike. The schools cut against a single verdict: 138 rated schools average 4.5/10, high schools reach 5.3 and middle schools fall to 3.2, and Yinghua Academy scores 9.9. A family's outcome here depends on which school, and which block, not on the city number. The same holds for water: 31 federal flood declarations cover Minnesota between 1957 and 2024, but flood zone status is decided parcel by parcel. Every number on this page is a city-wide average; an address is a separate question.
Crime in Minneapolis vs. the national average
Minneapolis reports 1,162 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 205% above the U.S. average of 381, and 5,143 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (163% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate rose 2.4% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Minneapolis | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 1162 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 5143 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Minneapolis can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Minnesota — the state SafeNest uses for Minneapolis's flood context — list 31 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1957 and 2024, most recently "Severe Storms And Flooding". Minnesota has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Minneapolis address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Minneapolis
Public schools in Minneapolis average 4.5/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 138 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.3/10 on average, while middle schools average 3.2/10. The highest-scoring is Yinghua Academy at 9.9/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Minneapolis: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Minneapolis address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Check a specific Minneapolis address
City averages are a starting point. A SafeNest report covers one specific address — crime, registered offender counts, flood and disaster history, schools, air quality, taxes — delivered by email as a PDF.
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Common questions about safety in Minneapolis
Is Minneapolis, MN safe?
Minneapolis records 1162 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 205% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: F, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Minneapolis?
Minneapolis reports approximately 1162 violent crimes and 5143 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Minneapolis have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Minneapolis, federal records show 31 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Minnesota, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Minnesota.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).