Did you know that the Minneapolis Police Department is the largest police department in Minnesota? It is also the primary law enforcement agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota formed in 1867 and declared the second oldest police department in Minnesota next to the St. Paul Police Department. The department is organized into four bureaus all reporting to the Assistant Chief of Police, who in turn reports to the Chief. The city is divided into five precincts with 800 sworn officers and 300 civilian employees. At the city’s population peak, the MPD served over 521,000 people and as of the latest census serves around 430,000 people. The mission statement for the Minneapolis Police Department is “committed to providing quality and professional service in partnership with all communities to continue to advance the City's safety, growth and viability. The department is committed to excellence through the development, accountability and support of its employees to achieve their full potential."
On average, the Minneapolis Police Department answers about 400,000 calls a year and does 50,000 proactive stops. Since 2020, The Minneapolis Police Department has been allocated for different public safety programs, departments and initiatives such as:
Mental Health Co-Responder Program
Community Group Outreach and Intervention
Gang Violence Intervention
Hospital Based Intervention
911 Training on assessing and responding to mental health issues and situations
De-escalation and restorative justice training
Moving all parking related calls to Traffic Control
Assigning non-police staff to respond to theft and property damage calls
The Minneapolis Police Department also seeks out to strengthen relations within its community with the Community Crime Prevention/Safety for Everyone (CCP/SAFE). Specialists were trained to assist neighborhoods in organizing block clubs and deteriorate crime information to residents. The city of Minneapolis has been working towards reorganizing the city’s police department structure and training for the past couple of years including human rights. Their focus is on organizational culture throughout the neighborhood and within the departments itself. Every police department does not come without flaws and the end goal is to evaluate and adjust to mistakes that have been made and to better the safety and security of the community but also the officers. We thank every law enforcement officer working hard towards these goals to better the present and future.
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