Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Now Mired in Crime, City That Kick-Started ‘Defund the Police’ Movement Struggles to Recruit New Officers

 Minneapolis is having a tough time restaffing its police force amid a crime wave

  • The Minnesota Supreme Court declared in June that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey had failed to employ enough officers to satisfy a city law requirement, despite city lawyers saying it only mandated a certain funding level
  • Frey proposed raising police funding in August toward reaching an over-800 officer staff by 2025

There have been multiple efforts to defund the police since Floyd’s murder

  • The Minneapolis City Council voted in December 2020 to reallocate millions in funding from the police department to violence prevention and community initiatives
  • Voters rejected a measure in November 2021 to abolish the Minneapolis Police Department and install a Department of Public Safety

https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/10/24/now-mired-in-crime-city-that-kick-started-defund-the-police-movement-struggles-to-recruit-new-officers/

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