Jacob Frey: “The applications to become a Minneapolis police officer have…”

“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. And it is our goal to get to the charter minimum of 730 by the end of next year.” (10:28–10:36)

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