Rise in Minneapolis crime topped Midwest, FBI says

Star Tribune ^ | 6-9-06 | David Chanen and Myron P. Medcalf

[Rakkasan1]

An FBI report to be released Monday will say that violent crime reports in Minneapolis increased more last year than any other Midwest city and that the jump is among the tops in the United States. The crimes of homicide, rape, aggravated assault and robbery increased by 35 percent from 2004, compared to an average 5 percent increase for cities of similar size to Minneapolis across the nation, according to FBI crime statistics given to interim Police Chief Tim Dolan on Friday. Violent crime rose an average of 2 percent nationwide.

Dolan said the numbers didn't surprise the department, which has been instituting strategies to reduce violent crime for several years. The FBI gave him a heads-up before the report was released because of the significant increase, he said.

[Rakkasan1]

"What's causing the increase? You can't put your finger on one thing," he said.

It could be a lack of officers or not enough funding for afterschool and truancy programs and social services for teens, he said. There are also economic issues and "just too many guns on the streets," he(Rybak) said.

yep, those darn guns just up and about randomly shootin' people.

Enjoy your 'sanctuary city' ,loser.

[martin_fierro]

Due in part to that Viqueens Cruise.

[eleni121]

I wonder if the rise in crime has anything to do with the influx of violence-prone Somalians into the area. Sure seems like that to me...although the wimpy media hesitates to report it.

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2006/04/the_shoot_white.asp

[IAGreywolf]

Yep, The last time I was in Minneapolis, about 5 yrs ago, I had my Police Scanner with me and there was about 5 additional calls waiting for each officer in the downtown area as they tried to handle the call they were dispatched on previously. Stabbings, shootings, and fights, etc. on a Friday night/Saturday morning & my buddy, who lives there, said that was typical for the area!

I was glad I lived in Iowa! No offense meant to my friends in Minnesota!

[oolatec]

How many Katrina refugees did they take in...

[kittymyrib]

I'd look at the burgeoning "immigrant" community for answers. Start with the Somalis. These PC losers will never publish the ethnicity of the criminals in their midst.

[Brilliant]

All of those problems are getting worse in Minneapolis???


Sounds like it's going to hell.

[BW2221]

Minneapolis is a sanctuary city in a state with great welfare benefits. Wonder if that could be part of the problem? No, it's probably those Scandinavians.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I thought the Somalis were in Maine?

[DJ Taylor]

"What's causing the increase? You can't put your finger on one thing," he said.

Isn't Minneapolis a "Sanctuary" city, and what percentage of this crime increase is attributable to illegal aliens? The reason there is no mention of this is because it's politically incorrect to mention such things in the MSM.

[Lancer_N3502A]

Should have used that surplus anti-tank missle all us right wingers are suppose to have in our trunk...LOL

[ErnBatavia]

"What's causing the increase? You can't put your finger on one thing,"

According to wifey's relatives back there, Meth has become epidemic.

[Kimmers]

Are you sure about the Somalis? (sarc) My liberal sister in law from Mpls. told me they do not use up the welfare and come here to work and add to the economy.....I also tried to tell her that many ER's are closing because of all the non pay immigrants using them as their only source of health care...She said she had not heard that covered on the news (they love CBS)....needless to say I love my sister in law but denial is part of the liberal way of life

[2grit]

There are three main ingrediants: (1)liberal mayor afraid to deal agressively with the crime (2) liberal city council afraid to deal agressively with the crime (3) liberal welfare programs that are attractive to immigrants and transplants. Together, they make a dangerous witch's brew that feeds the bacterial growth of drugs and crime.
Liberalism has its knife on the throat of Minneapolis.

[definitelynotaliberal]

Wish he'd fallen out and cracked his skull with you having to swerve out of the way to keep from running him over. That might've inspired me to buy the Red Hammer and Sickle - Man falls out of car mock threatening a driver. Dies on contact.