The Minneapolis City Council voted to cut millions in funding from the city’s police department on Thursday as homicide and violent crime rates in …
The Minneapolis City Council voted to cut millions in funding from the city’s police department on Thursday as homicide and violent crime rates in the city skyrocket. The 2021 fiscal year budget, approved Thursday morning, reallocates $7.7 million in police department funding to other community services. Meanwhile, homicides in Minneapolis are up 62.5 percent this year, according to police department data. The city’s number of recorded gunshots this year also more than doubles 2019’s tally. And the Washington Post reported that shootings in the city are at a 10-year high and violent crimes are at a 5-year high.
