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Jacob Frey: “Crime is down in virtually every category.”

Featuring: Jacob Frey, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Mayor of Minneapolis | Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 10:24

We had lost approximately 500 officers. Minneapolis Police Police were not known as an entity that had earned trust with community. What's happened over the last several years? Well, Crime is down in virtually every category. The applications to become a Minneapolis police officer have gone up over 200%. While we bottomed out at 550 officers, we're now upwards of 640. (10:24–10:28)

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Asserts that crime rates have decreased in nearly all categories in Minneapolis.

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