Verkkoviolent crime in greater minnesota decreased by 3. 4 percent. There were 181 murders in 2023 in minnesota compared with 182 in 2022. Verkkoduring the great depression, minnesota gained notoriety as a haven for gangsters. among the most infamous were ma barker and her son fred barker,. Verkkominnesota recorded 185 murders in 2020, up 58 percent from 117 in 2019. That broke the record of 183 set in 1995 when minneapolis alone had a. Verkkothe numbers are telling. In 2020, violent crime—homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery, which includes carjackings—increased statewide. Verkkowhile the justice department’s two reports diverged on recent violent crime trends, both showed an uptick in property crime from 2021 to 2022:. Verkkominnesota saw an 8. 6% decrease in violent crime in 2022 compared with 2021, the bca's 2022 uniform crime report shows. Verkkominnesota reported a record number of murders for a second consecutive year as violent crime continued to surge, a trend seen nationwide and. After declining in 2018 and 2019, violent crime in minnesota increased 17. 2% in 2020 and 21. 6% in 2021, according to minnesota department of.