Crime & Safety

With Homicides, Carjackings Down In Minneapolis, Officials Say Operation Endeavor Is Working

To date, the number of homicides is down by 45% from this time last year.

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April 27, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- New numbers show Minneapolis continues to make progress in combatting violence seven months after the city first implemented its new crime-fighting initiative, Operation Endeavor.

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To date, the number of homicides is down by 45% from this time last year. The number of carjackings is also down by 42% from a year ago.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey acknowledges while there is no single cause for the crime and no single solution to prevent it, the partnership between about a dozen local state and federal agencies is working.

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