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The posting by Commissioner McLaughlin regarding the MPR debate is a nice
attempt at spin. Claiming victory doesn't make it true. McLaughlin's
post
claims the Commissioner clearly laid out his vision. What vision is
that? Is it
the vision that puts 150 cops on the street in three years? Wait, it's
not
150 cops but 250 in five years. ...
John Blackshaw
Rybak Campaign Manager
I attended the debate last night at Westminster. The Mayor was clearly on
the defensive. He wanted us to think the number of cops has increased since
he took office. Didn't get the chance to ask how many cops we had when SSB
left office and how many we have today. Looks rather clear that the number
has only gone down since Rybak moved into that office at City Hall.
According to City Pages (June 30, 2004)
http://citypages.com/databank/25/1230/article12258.asp
In 2000, the number of total sworn personnel in the department was 917;
currently that number is 762. In 2008, according the projected five-year
plan, Minneapolis will have 641 sworn police officers on the payroll,
staffing numbers not seen here since the early 1960s.
The City of Hopkins website in comparing their department with Minneapolis
lists sworn officers in Minneapolis as:
2004 795
2003 849
2002 848
http://www.hopkinsmn.com/publicsafety/police/crimestatistics.html
The Minneapolis Police Department 5 Year Business plan 2004-2008 says:
"While overall strength in the Police Department has declined over the past
three years, MPD has seen an increase in the percentage of employees of
color who make up the department."
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/about/docs/ExecSummary.pdf
Terrell Brown
Loring Park
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