Crime, Law and Justice

MPD offers theories behind staggering increases in gun violence and carjackings

A police officer points as he stands near other officers.
Minneapolis police form a perimeter at Seventh Street in downtown Minneapolis on Aug. 26, 2020. Police crime analysts say the pandemic and unrest pushed the yearly rates for some crimes up between 2019 and 2020, while others decreased.
Ben Hovland for MPR News 2020