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Deputy chief tells Minneapolis council investigative clearance rates constrained by staffing, technology and data gaps
Summary
Deputy Chief Emily Olsen presented 2024 clearance metrics and urged investments in investigative staffing, modern records systems, technology (Peregrine-like tools) and a 24/7 civilian-staffed real-time crime center to improve case turnaround; council members pressed for clarity on hiring of five civilian investigators and charging/decline rates.
Deputy Chief Emily Olsen briefed the Public Health and Safety Committee on Nov. 12 about the Minneapolis Police Department's investigative clearance practices and resource gaps in 2024.
Olsen explained clearance-rate calculations (cases cleared by complaint, arrest, declined or exceptionally) and four status codes used by the department (open/active, inactive, cleared, case reviewed). She said the department now has roughly 90 investigators (across VCID and SCID) compared with about 161 investigators in 2019, a decline Olsen quantified as roughly 43% fewer investigative staff since 2019. Olsen…
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