St. Paul crime rates have shrunk, and the city went 5 months without a fatal shooting. Here’s why
- Posted on June 3, 2025
- By Star Tribune
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St. Paul crime rates have shrunk, and the city went 5 months without a fatal shooting. Here’s why

Up until May 28, St. Paul had zero shooting homicide for all of 2025 – the three others were stabbings. So far this year has seen a 51% decrease in nonfatal shootings, and the clearance rate for solving nonfatal shootings has surged since the creation of a new unit dedicated to investigating them.