ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has released the 2023 Uniform Crime Report, a summary of crime data submitted by local law enforcement agencies.

Notable data from the 2023 Minnesota Uniform Crime Report:

• Minnesota saw a 6.9 percent decrease in violent crime in 2023. Violent crime in the seven-county Twin Cities Metro Area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties) decreased by 8.2 percent. Violent crime in greater Minnesota decreased by 3.4 percent.
• There were 181 murders in 2023 in Minnesota compared with 182 in 2022. Firearms were involved in 69.6 percent of the incidents, down from 73.1 percent in 2022.
• There were 9,986 aggravated assaults in 2023, which is 3.4 percent lower than 2022.
• There were 2,053 rapes in 2023, a decrease of 11.85 percent. Most of the rapes occurred in a home (72.6 percent) and 40.5 percent of the victims were minors.
• Motor vehicle theft decreased 6.8 percent in 2023 with 15,612 vehicles stolen as compared to 16,743 in 2022. Carjacking incidents decreased 37.8 percent with 372 incidents in 2023, compared with 598 in 2022. Carjacking incidents are not counted as motor vehicle thefts.
• There were 72,701 incidents of larceny in 2023 – the lowest number in 55 years.
• Bias crimes rose in 2023 with 180 incidents reported.
• Law enforcement use-of-force incidents involving discharge of a firearm dropped in 2023 to 16, two fewer than in 2022.
• Peace officers were assaulted in 961 incidents in 2023, a 0.9 percent increase from 2022.

Violent crimes

	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Murder	181	182	201	185	117
Rape	2,053	2,329	2,472	2,222	2,431
Robbery	2,791	3,266	3,991	3,885	3,081
Aggravated Assault	9,986	10,342	10,967	8,203	6,742

Property crimes

	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Burglary	10,416	12,144	14,429	16,789	15,735
Larceny	72,701	84,830	88,644	89,130	90,257
Motor vehicle theft	15,612	16,743	14,829	13,662	11,410
Arson	626	628	716	710	462

Additional crime data reported to the BCA

	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Homicide cleared by arrest or exceptional means °	81%	80%	62%	65%	64%
Drug abuse violation cleared by arrest	81%	81%	80%	82%	88%
Bias motivated incidents	180	168	238	223	146

Use-of-force incidents

Minnesota agencies reported 21 use-of-force incidents in 2023, the same number as there were in 2022.

• 7 people died.
• 9 incidents resulted in serious injury requiring medical attention.
• 5 non-injury incidents.

Agencies reported the following race information about people on whom force was used.

• White (12)
• Black (7)
• American Indian/Alaskan Native (2)
• Asian (1)

The complete 2023 Uniform Crime Report can be accessed on the BCA website. The Minnesota Crime Data Explorer and additional years’ reports can be found on the same page.

° An incident is cleared by exceptional means if some element beyond law enforcement control prevents filing of formal charges against the offender, such as if the offender has died.

About the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) provides investigative and specialized law enforcement services to prevent and solve crimes in partnership with law enforcement, public safety and criminal justice agencies. Services include criminal justice training, forensic laboratory analysis, criminal histories and investigations.

About the Minnesota Department of Public Safety

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s 2,100 employees operate programs in the areas of law enforcement, crime victim assistance, traffic safety, alcohol and gambling, emergency communications, fire safety, pipeline safety, driver licensing, vehicle registration and emergency management. DPS activity is anchored by three core principles: education, enforcement and prevention.