St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota, a city of 317,400 in Ramsey County, about 8 miles east of downtown Minneapolis · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in St. Paul?
St. Paul grades B- for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 76% of Americans live. Theft makes up 51% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B-, and vehicle theft grades B-.
B-
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 564 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
24% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than St. Paul as a whole, and 76% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. St. Paul scores 564.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in St. Paul, MN at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in St. Paul, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in St. Paul
Car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In St. Paul, 51% of reported car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks, against 27% nationally.
Burglary at about double the US rate. St. Paul has 4.5 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in St. Paul
Property crime varies widely across St. Paul: 42% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 24% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across St. Paul run from A+ to F.
42%34%24%
A or B 42%C 34%D or F 24%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
7Dayton's Bluff & Battle Creek, eastCar thefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of St. Paul.C418
8North End, northThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of St. Paul.C395
Neighborhood areas of St. Paul, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in St. Paul?
Reported property crime in St. Paul has fallen 23% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 36 to 28 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
St. PaulUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves St. Paul. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, St. Paul
Property, US
2016
-11%
+15%
2017
-2%
+12%
2018
-10%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+4%
-8%
2021
+12%
-10%
2022
+16%
-6%
2023
-16%
-7%
2024
-23%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in St. Paul
CrimeGrade™ estimates St. Paul has about 36 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 50% more than the US as a whole and 64% more than Minnesota.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in St. Paul, about 51% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in St. Paul
St. Paul has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In St. Paul, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (51%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (33%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in St. Paul and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to St. Paul, 6 have less property crime. Mendota Heights and Lilydale have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from St. Paul. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, St. Paul has more property crime than 59% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set St. Paul apart: it has a Walk Grade of C+ (43 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 13 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them, and it runs high here.
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C+ (43 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for St. Paul: C (34 of 100).13 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 88% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.53% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 84% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.61 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 76% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 71% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.98% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 59% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs St. Paul
Property crime costs St. Paul about $87 million a year, or $273 per resident and about $696 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$13 million
$40
Theft
$30 million
$93
Vehicle theft
$22 million
$71
Arson
$4.0 million
$13
Vandalism
$18 million
$56
Total
$87 million
$273
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
