Minneapolis, Minnesota · Neighborhood crime trends

Minneapolis South West

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, South West, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

21 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

Minneapolis as a whole averaged 14.2 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while southwest Minneapolis averaged 12.3, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 21 neighborhoods of southwest Minneapolis compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 1,389 crimes across them, 12.3 for every 1,000 residents. That is 4.6% above a year earlier and 5.5% above Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Armatage has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (2.5 per 1,000), followed by Lynnhurst (3.7) and Kenny (4.0). Whittier has the highest (21.2).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 21 MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH WEST NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against Minneapolis's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by the City of Minneapolis and simplified by CrimesLog.

A little history

Minneapolis is the seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, and occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River beside Saint Paul. South West is a collection of neighborhoods, many in the city's Southwest community, including Armatage, Fulton, King Field, Kenny and Windom. Armatage lies in the city's southwest corner, and Lynnhurst is located along the southeastern shore of Lake Harriet.

Notable neighborhoods in Minneapolis South West include:

Linden Hills and Tangletown. Linden Hills sits on a hill overlooking Lake Harriet and was one of the last areas of Minneapolis to be developed. It is named for the area's linden trees and rolling hills. Southwest High School stands at its southern edge on West 47th Street. Tangletown was officially known as Fuller until 1996, when it took its present name, reflecting winding streets that do not follow the regular street grid.

Whittier and Lowry Hill East. Whittier lies within the Powderhorn community and is home to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the Children's Theatre Company. Lowry Hill East, also called The Wedge, is bounded by Lyndale Avenue, Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street, giving it a roughly triangular shape.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Armatage

2.5 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Whittier

21.2 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

12.3 per 1,000

4.6% above a year earlier ·

5.5% above Q1 2022

Compared

21 neighborhoods

112,912 residents · 18 quarters

Minneapolis South West neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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Minneapolis Neighborhood Armatage, Armatage — **Armatage** · Minneapolis Neighborhood Armatage
Photo: Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Minneapolis Neighborhood: Lynnhurst, Lynnhurst — **Lynnhurst** · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Lynnhurst
Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Herself Health Medical Office in Minneapolis Minnesota, Kenny — **Kenny** · Herself Health Medical Office in Minneapolis Minnesota
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Walling House, Fulton — **Fulton** · Walling House
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church on Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis, Linden Hills — **Linden Hills** · St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church on Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Webster–Deinard House, Kenwood — **Kenwood** · Webster–Deinard House
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Minneapolis Neighborhood: Tangletown, Tangletown — **Tangletown** · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Tangletown
Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Minneapolis Neighborhood: West Maka Ska, West Maka Ska — **West Maka Ska** · Minneapolis Neighborhood: West Maka Ska
Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 11.7 to 16.6 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2022).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Kenny 6th→1st (Q2) moved down Linden Hills 3rd→7th (Q2) Kenwood 18th→12th (Q2) Lyndale 15th→19th (Q2) Windom 14th→8th (Q3) Cedar - Isles - Dean 11th→15th (Q3) Cedar - Isles - Dean 15th→9th (Q4)

2023

Whole-area crime rate 13.6 to 17.8 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Lynnhurst 3rd→7th (Q1) moved up East Bde Maka Ska 15th→9th (Q1) Windom 10th→15th (Q1) Windom 15th→9th (Q2) King Field 14th→10th (Q2) Kenwood 6th→12th (Q2) East Bde Maka Ska 9th→15th (Q2) Cedar - Isles - Dean 14th→10th (Q4) East Harriet 16th→12th (Q4) South Uptown 18th→14th (Q4) moved down Kenwood 11th→16th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 12.7 to 18.6 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Page 1st→5th (Q1) moved up Kenwood 16th→10th (Q1) Page 5th→1st (Q2) King Field 15th→11th (Q2) West Maka Ska 8th→14th (Q2) West Maka Ska 14th→8th (Q3) Windom 13th→9th (Q3) Field 8th→12th (Q3) Kenwood 9th→15th (Q3) Whittier 21st→17th (Q3) Field 12th→7th (Q4) moved down Page 4th→9th (Q4) moved up Cedar - Isles - Dean 14th→10th (Q4) Windom 9th→13th (Q4) Lowry Hill East 20th→16th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 9.4 to 12.9 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Fulton 5th→1st (Q1) Page 9th→3rd (Q1) Kenwood 14th→7th (Q1) moved down Armatage 1st→8th (Q1) Cedar - Isles - Dean 10th→14th (Q1) South Uptown 21st→17th (Q1) Lowry Hill East 16th→21st (Q1) Armatage 8th→3rd (Q2) Linden Hills 2nd→6th (Q2) Field 5th→12th (Q2) Lyndale 18th→14th (Q2) West Maka Ska 10th→15th (Q2) moved up Kenwood 8th→4th (Q3) moved down King Field 9th→13th (Q3) Lowry Hill East 20th→14th (Q3) Cedar - Isles - Dean 13th→18th (Q3) Lyndale 14th→20th (Q3) Page 6th→1st (Q4) Kenwood 4th→9th (Q4) Lowry Hill East 14th→18th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 10.0 to 12.3 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Cedar - Isles - Dean 17th→12th (Q1) Lyndale 20th→16th (Q1) East Isles 21st→17th (Q1) moved down East Bde Maka Ska 15th→21st (Q1) East Bde Maka Ska 21st→12th (Q2) Lyndale 16th→20th (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: vehicle crimes were 51% (704), property incidents were 38% (530), violent incidents were 11% (155) and public order incidents were 0% (0).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighborhood in this race has residents to count.

Kenwood (5.1 per 1,000 from 7 crimes among 1,364 residents), East Bde Maka Ska (11.5 per 1,000 from 28 crimes among 2,436 residents), Page (3.2 per 1,000 from 8 crimes among 2,468 residents), West Maka Ska (8.1 per 1,000 from 21 crimes among 2,592 residents) and Field (9.2 per 1,000 from 26 crimes among 2,843 residents) are places with few residents (under 3,000): a rate on so few people says little about living there, so they are not named as the lowest or highest.

The 21 neighborhoods on the map

South West is made of 21 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the neighborhoods of the City of Minneapolis, grouped into four quarters of the city by CrimesLog: 112,912 residents between them.

Armatage
Cedar - Isles - Dean
Central
East Bde Maka Ska
East Harriet
East Isles
Field
Fulton
Kenny
Kenwood
King Field
Linden Hills
Lowry Hill East
Lyndale
Lynnhurst
Page
South Uptown
Tangletown
West Maka Ska
Whittier
Windom

All 21 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#	Neighborhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Rate vs Q1 2022	Places gained
1	Armatage	5,723	2.5	0.0	1.1	1.4	0%	1
2	Page †	2,468	3.2	0.0	1.2	2.0	60%	1
3	Lynnhurst	6,446	3.7	0.3	1.4	2.0	9%	1
4	Kenny	3,792	4.0	0.0	2.6	1.3	6%	2
5	Fulton	6,638	4.2	0.3	0.8	3.2	22%	–
6	Linden Hills	7,550	4.5	0.4	1.7	2.4	36%	3
7	Kenwood †	1,364	5.1	0.0	0.7	4.4	73%	11
8	Tangletown	5,081	7.9	0.4	2.8	4.7	48%	1
9	West Maka Ska †	2,592	8.1	0.0	4.6	3.5	5%	2
10	Field †	2,843	9.2	0.0	5.3	3.9	37%	1
11	Windom	4,413	11.3	1.8	5.9	3.6	6%	2
12	East Bde Maka Ska †	2,436	11.5	0.0	7.0	4.5	15%	2
13	King Field	7,453	11.9	1.1	3.0	7.9	17%	1
14	Cedar - Isles - Dean	3,451	13.6	0.9	8.1	4.6	135%	6
15	East Harriet	3,257	13.8	1.2	4.3	8.3	67%	5
16	East Isles	3,893	16.7	1.3	7.5	8.0	28%	5
17	Central	7,472	17.4	2.5	5.8	9.1	6%	–
18	Lowry Hill East	8,376	18.4	1.7	8.5	8.2	15%	2
19	South Uptown	6,101	19.0	1.8	7.2	10.0	6%	–
20	Lyndale	6,406	19.8	2.8	6.7	10.3	25%	5
21	Whittier	15,157	21.2	3.7	6.9	10.6	15%	5

† Kenwood, East Bde Maka Ska, Page, West Maka Ska and Field are places with few residents. A rate on a very small number of residents or crimes is not comparable with the others.

Photographs

65 photographs of the 21 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 65 photographs and their credits

Armatage · Minneapolis Neighborhood Armatage. Photo: Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lynnhurst · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Lynnhurst. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Kenny · Herself Health Medical Office in Minneapolis Minnesota. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fulton · Walling House. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Linden Hills · St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church on Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Kenwood · Webster–Deinard House. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tangletown · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Tangletown. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
West Maka Ska · Minneapolis Neighborhood: West Maka Ska. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Field · Target Field Station, Minneapolis. Photo: Chad Davis., CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Windom · Russian Museum of Art Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Bde Maka Ska · Minneapolis. Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cedar - Isles - Dean · Frieda and Henry J. Neils House. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Harriet · King's Highway, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Street Intersection. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Isles · Purcell and Elmslie Purcell-Cutts House MIA 9092. Photo: Charles Walbridge, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Central · Park Avenue at 38th Street - January 2025. Photo: Eóin, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lowry Hill East · Winter in Uptown, Minneapolis - 26th and Lyndale Avenue South. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Uptown · Granada Theater Minneapolis. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lyndale · Minneapolis Police Armored Vehicle on Display at Open Streets Nicollet 2016. Photo: Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Whittier · The Murals Apartments - Lyndale Avenue - Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Armatage · Minneapolis Neighborhood Armatage. Photo: Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fulton · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Fulton. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Linden Hills · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Linden Hills. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Kenwood · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Kenwood. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Tangletown · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Tangletown. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Field · Target Field, Minneapolis. Photo: umbookworm, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Windom · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Windom. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
East Bde Maka Ska · Moorish Mansion Apartments. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cedar - Isles - Dean · 2023-0929-MPLS Henry and Frieda Neils House -01. Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Harriet · Lakewood Cemetary Memorial Chapel. Photo: Chad Davis, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Isles · Keyes House. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Central · Frank and Laura Chase House. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lowry Hill East · Gluek House - 2447 Bryant Avenue South, Lowry Hill East Neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Uptown · Minneapolis Neighborhood: South Uptown. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Lyndale · Minneapolis Skyline from Lyndale Avenue. Photo: edkohler, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Whittier · Kmart Store Lake Street 2020-06-14. Photo: Chad Davis, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Armatage · Minneapolis Neighborhood Armatage. Photo: Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fulton · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Fulton. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Linden Hills · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Linden Hills. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Kenwood · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Kenwood. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
East Bde Maka Ska · Minneapolis Neighborhood: East Bde Maka Ska. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Cedar - Isles - Dean · Kaufmann House. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Harriet · Minneapolis Neighborhood: East Harriet. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
East Isles · Seven Points Mall. Photo: Chad Davis from Minneapolis, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Central · Healy Block Residential HD 1. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lowry Hill East · Lumen on Lagoon Living Apartments - Minneapolis Tony Webster. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Uptown · 5.17.2024 - House with Lights, South Uptown. Photo: Taylor Dahlin, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Whittier · Eat Street Crossing, Minneapolis. Photo: Chad Davis from Minneapolis, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Armatage · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Armatage. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Kenwood · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Kenwood. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
East Bde Maka Ska · Minneapolis Neighborhood: East Bde Maka Ska. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Cedar - Isles - Dean · Cali Cannabis Store in Uptown Minneapolis. Photo: Chad Davis, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Central · Healy Block Residential HD 2. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lowry Hill East · The Bulldog Restaurant - Uptown Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Whittier · Hewson House. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Bde Maka Ska · Minneapolis Neighborhood: East Bde Maka Ska. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Cedar - Isles - Dean · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Cedar-Isles-Dean. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Central · MN Spokesman Recorder Building. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lowry Hill East · Nightingale Food and Cocktails, Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cedar - Isles - Dean · Minneapolis Neighborhood: Cedar-Isles-Dean. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Central · Library. Photo: TBoard, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Lowry Hill East · Rex 26 Apartments - Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Central · Minneapolis Central Library and Night Skyline. Photo: Wendy, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lowry Hill East · Agra Culture Kitchen & Press Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Central · File:Minneapolis Central Public Library by Cesar Pelli.jpg. Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Central · Minneapolis Library Lobby. Photo: MCL Abigail, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) through the Minneapolis Open Data portal (opendata.minneapolismn.gov), containing public sector information released under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by the City of Minneapolis, grouped into four quarters of the city and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.