Data show Minneapolis PD hasn't shifted resources despite losing hundreds of officers

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Data that FOX 9 requested from the city of Minneapolis show the First Precinct has lost nearly 50 shifts since 2020, from officers working investigations, proactive beat cops and those specifically focused on keeping the Warehouse District safe during bar close.

But with fewer officers on the force, questions are being raised over how MPD resources are being deployed. Fox 9 wanted to know- how many officers are working in specific precincts and what time are they working? How experienced are the officers working in parts of the city where crime is happening the most?

FOX 9 found despite the fact that the majority of crime is happening during evening hours, Minneapolis Police aren't shifting resources to cover the most demanding parts of the day.

Data from the department from July 2022 reveals MPD is still staffing their three shifts- day, middle and dog (overnight) watch shifts at the First Precinct at relatively consistent levels throughout the day with about 20 cops assigned to each of the three shifts. During those day shifts, Fox 9 cameras found officers stationed around retail stores and construction sites.

Those records also show the officers being assigned to what is perhaps the most demanding shift and location are among the most inexperienced in the department.

Maybe they need more money to be told to not put the most inexperienced cops on the most demanding shifts!! Lol what an utter shitshow. Unreformable.

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1. There was this a couple days ago

Minneapolis police oversight commission hasn’t met in five months

A City of Minneapolis commission, tasked with civilian oversight of the police, is no longer holding meetings.

That’s because six of the nine positions on the Police Conduct Oversight Commission, are open, despite records that show people have applied to serve.

Applicants, like Emma Pederson, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota.

Pederson applied to the commission in September 2021.

“I thought that my skill set is perfectly what the PCOC is intended to do,” she said, pointing to her degree and studies in policing and public policy. “As with any other system of government, we need those checks and balances and the civilian body is, I think, that check on the police department’s power.”

Pederson’s application was among more than a dozen submitted in the last year, according to records obtained by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. Despite the interest, city leaders haven’t appointed anyone to the PCOC.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minneapolis-police-oversight-commission-hasnt-met-in-five-months/

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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2. Yep. Absolutely unsurprising. Here's hoping Pederson doesn't get cynical about public service.