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Crime Rate Soars In Minneapolis After City Council Embraced ‘Defund The Police’ Movement

Murders up 75%, carjackings skyrocket 331%

Joseph Curl
Crime Rate Soars In Minneapolis After City Council Embraced ‘Defund The Police’ Movement
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The crime rate is soaring in Minneapolis just a week after the city council voted to slash the city’s police budget amid calls to “defund the police.”

Compared to last year, murders are up 75% so far this year in Minneapolis, according to Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) data. There have been 78 people murdered year-to-date, compared to 45 murders last year.

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