ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has released the 2024 Uniform Crime Report, a summary of crime data submitted by local law enforcement agencies.
Notable data from the 2024 Minnesota Uniform Crime Report:
• Violent crime levels remained steady in 2024. In the seven-county Twin Cities Metro Area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties), violent crime increased by 1 percent. Violent crime in greater Minnesota decreased by 3 percent.
• There were 170 murders in 2024 in Minnesota compared with 181 in 2023. Firearms were involved in 74.7 percent of the incidents, up from 69.6 percent in 2023.
• There were 9,826 aggravated assaults in 2024, which is 1.6 percent lower than 2023.
• There were 2,159 rapes in 2024, an increase of 5.2 percent. Most of the rapes occurred in a home (73.2 percent) and 39.6 percent of the victims were minors.
• Motor vehicle theft decreased 19.3 percent in 2024 with 12,596 vehicles stolen as compared to 15,612 in 2023.
• Carjacking incidents (including attempted carjackings) increased 5.5 percent with 426 incidents in 2024, compared with 401* in 2023. Carjacking incidents are not counted as motor vehicle thefts.
• There were 70,898 incidents of larceny in 2024 – the lowest number in 56 years.
• Bias crimes rose in 2024 with 225 incidents reported.
• Law enforcement use-of-force incidents involving discharge of a firearm rose in 2024 to 27, 10 more than in 2023.
• Peace officers were assaulted in 976 incidents in 2024, a 1.5 percent increase from 2023.