Minnesota City Climbs Into America’s Top 20 Most Dangerous

Well, this is definitely not a list we want to be a part of. A new list by the U.S. News & World Report just dropped a list of the places with the highest crime risk in 2026 - 2027.

It shouldn't be surprising that Memphis came in at number one on the list. Unfortunately, it does usually take the top space on lists like this due to its incredibly high crime rate year after year.

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Sadly, Minnesota has a showing on this list just like it has over the past few years. Last year, Minneapolis was named the 25th most dangerous city in the country for 2025.

While this was a bummer, it helped that it was near the way bottom of the list. So where does Minnesota place this year? You probably won't like the answer.

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Minneapolis Named Among Most Dangerous Cities In America - Again

Minneapolis once again makes the cut but this time, the city has moved up the list to number twenty. That means Minneapolis is the 20th most dangerous city in the country for 2026 - 2027.

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So how did Minneapolis place so high this year? Analysts looked at two things: each city's murder rate per 100,000 people and the property crime rate per 100,000 people. They used FBI crime report data and then drafted this list.

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U.S. News & World Report did not share the specific numbers that led Minneapolis - or any other city on this list - to their spot in the rankings, but the numbers must be high if we made the top 20 this year. Bigger cities typically do have more crime.

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Minneapolis is followed on this list by Anniston, Alabama. Rounding out the last four spaces is Spartanburg in South Carolina, Baton Rouge, Albuquerque and Kalamazoo.

Considering Minneapolis is often on this list, I don't see us being bumped out of the top 25 anytime soon. Better luck to us next year, I guess.