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Office of Community Safety delivers quarterly update; Emergency Management outlines responses to recent mass shootings and MPD reports crime declines
Summary
The Office of Community Safety presented a quarter-3 update covering the Lake Street Safety Center, Safe & Thriving Communities work, recent Emergency Operations Center activations for mass shootings and Minneapolis Police Department quarterly trends, including falling violent- and property-crime metrics and ongoing overtime and staffing issues.
The Office of Community Safety and department leaders presented the committee's quarterly update on Oct. 1, covering organizational hires, the Lake Street Safety Center, emergency-management responses to recent mass shootings, MPD staffing and overtime, and next steps for ongoing reform projects.
Todd Barnett, Commissioner of Community Safety, opened the update by summarizing OCS responsibilities and organizational changes. Barnett noted three key hires for the quarter (a Director of Design and Implementation, a Director of Communications, and a chief of staff) and said OCS will continue to work with NYU's policing project on reform recommendations.
Will Christiansen, Director of Design and Implementation, said the Safe and Thriving Communities effort has completed 22 actions this year and will prioritize recommendations for 2026 using a data-driven approach. Christina Dowling reported on the Lake Street Safety Center, which opened Nov. 4 (year not…
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