Minneapolis saw a drop in some crimes in 2014, including most notably burglary, Chief Janeé Harteau and Mayor Betsy Hodges announced at a joint press conference on Thursday.
Burglaries were down 11 percent across the city last year, while the number of auto thefts and arsons also fell. Overall, Part I crimes (which include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft and arson) decreased from 23,574 in 2013 to 23,351 last year, a one percent drop.
The end-of-the-year statistics were released a press conference Thursday morning at North Regional Library in the Jordan neighborhood, historically among the city's most violent pockets. Despite the drop in crime, residents in some of the most violent and crime-ravaged communities say they don't feel much of a change.
But, the numbers released on Thursday show that violent crime (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) is up one percent citywide.
In a statement, council member Blong Yang, who heads the public safety committee, said:
