Crime & Safety

The Crime and Safety Committee meets the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm at the LHENA office, Room 107 of Jefferson School, 1200 W. 26th St. This committee deals with crime and safety concerns raised by the neighborhood. Members of the police department usually attend to report on crime trends and address questions.

A link to the Minneapolis Police webpage that displays weekly crime maps for the 5th Precinct is to the left.

There is also a link to the web page of the weekly Minneapolis Police Crime & Arrest Statistics (including a chart) to the left.

Click on "Forms to Report Crime" to get an on-line form to report impacts of criminals to your block or neighborhood .

Click on the "Stop Graffiti" sign to get an on-line form to report existing graffiti. Call 911 immediately if you see graffiti "artists" in the act. You could get a reward!

If you have questions about crime in your part of the neighborhood, contact Crime Prevention Specialist Chelsea Adams, 5th Pct Sector 1 (612-673-2819) at the MPD, 5th Precinct, 3101 Nicollet Ave So, Minneapolis, MN 55408. Or send her email at Chelsea.Adams@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.

Information and request forms on how to obtain police reports and other public data is now available online (for a fee). See http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/records/ and http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/forms/mpd-publicdata/. Requestors may receive photos, reports, etc. via email.

Lt. Dave Hayhoe is the Fifth Precinct, Sector One Lt. (612-673-2919). Email him at David.Hayhoe@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.

The link to sign up for e-alerts is at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crimealert/signup.asp.

An in-depth summary of a number of ways identities are stolen, what you can do to try to prevent it, and what to do if your credit cards or identity is stolen can be viewed by clicking on the "Theft" icon below the "Graffiti" icon to the left.
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