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Judge Orders Minneapolis to Hire More Police Officers Amid Crime Surge

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Judge Orders Minneapolis to Hire More Police Officers Amid Crime Surge
Minneapolis Police Deputy Chief Art Knight speaks with people in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 16, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
By Isabel van Brugen
7/2/2021Updated: 7/2/2021

A judge on July 1 ruled in favor of a group that filed a lawsuit demanding more police officers be brought into the city, after city council members and activist groups advocated to replace the police department following the death of George Floyd.

Hennepin County District Judge Jamie Anderson issued a writ of mandamus (pdf) ordering the city to hire more police officers, specifically that Minneapolis should have at least 730 officers or .0017 of the 2020 census population, whichever is higher, by the end of June 2022.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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