INITIAL DATA ASSESSMENT

Crime: Victims, Suspects, and Arrests

2009-2014

2009-2014

Minneapolis Police Department

Table of Contents
1. Crime and Enforcement Map: Part I, Violent Crime, and Enforcement
2. Violent Crime: Victims, suspects, arrests-2009-2014
3. Homicides with a Firearm: Victims, suspects, arrests 2009-2014
4. Non-fatal Shootings: Victims, suspects, arrests 2009-2014
5. Part I Crime: Victims, suspects, arrests 2009-2014
6. Map of UCR Marijuana Possession arrests, 2012-2014
7. UCR Marijuana Possession Arrests 2009-2014
8. Map of UCR Disorderly Conduct Arrests 2012-2014
9. Categories of Disorderly Conduct by UCR Code
10. UCR Disorderly Conduct Arrests: Victims, Suspects, Arrests 2009-2014
11. Map of UCR Vagrancy Arrests: 2012-2014
12. UCR Vagrancy Arrests: 2009-2014
13. UCR Juvenile Curfew and Loitering: 2009-2014
14. Graph of Juvenile Victims of Homicide: 2009-2014

Due to a common report management system, arrest data includes police efforts by the
Minneapolis Police Department, Park Police, MTPD, and in certain events, UMPD.

Crime and Enforcement 2014

2014 Citywide Violent Crime

2014 Citywide Part I Crime

2014 Enforcement and arrests

Violent Crime: 2009-2014

Homicide, Rape, Robbery, and Aggravated Assault

Asian
2%
White
30%

Unknown
7%

White
7%

Asian
1%
White
15%

Pacific
Islander
0%
Other
6%

Pacific
Islander
0%

Asian
2%

Unknown
1%
Other
5%

Native
American
5%

Native
American
8%

Black
46%

Unknown
2%
Other
15%

Black
74%

Native
American
5%

Victims

Suspects

Black
69%

Arrests

Victim race is determined by reporting officer, Suspect race in determined by the crime victim, Arrestee race is determined by arresting officer

Homicides with a Firearm 2009-2014

Native
American
2%

Other
3%

White
15%

Asian
1%
Unknown
26%

White Asian
1%
3%

Other
3%

Unknown
4%

White
6%

Asian
1%

Native
American
7%

Other
5%
Black
79%

Victims

Native
American
8%

Black
57%

Suspects

Black
79%

Arrests

Victim race is determined by reporting officer, Suspect race in determined by the crime victim, Arrestee race is determined by arresting officer

Non-Fatal Shootings: 2009-2014

Unknown
Other 1%
7%
Native
American
4%

White
3%

Asian
1%

Asian
0%

White
8%

Unknown
0%

White
5%

Asian
0%

Other
3%
Native
American
7%

Unknown
22%
Other
3%

Native
American
3%

Victims

Black
85%

Black
69%

Black
79%

Suspects

Arrests

Victim race is determined by reporting officer, Suspect race in determined by the crime victim, Arrestee race is determined by arresting officer

Part I Crime: 2009-2014

Asian
3%
Unknown
27%

Black
23%

White
11%

Asian
1%

Asian
1%
Black
52%

Unknown
1%

White
21%

Pacific
Islander
0%
Native
American
2%

Other
6%

Other
10%
White
56%

Unknown
6%

Victims

Pacific
Islander
0%

Pacific
Islander
0%

Native
American
4%

Other
5%

Suspects

Part I Crime is Homicide, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny, Auto Theft, and Arson

Native
American
9%

Black
62%

Arrests

UCR Arrests for Marijuana Possession

2012

2013

Marijuana Possession Arrests

Maps display arrests for UCR Marijuana
Possession (black dots)

2014

Arrests under UCR Marijuana Possession Index

Arrests for
Marijuana
Possession
1.94%

Arrests for Marijuana Possession are

approximately 1.94% of all arrests
made in Minneapolis in a given year
Other
Minneapolis
arrests:
98%

Year Total Arrest White Black Other %White %Black %Other

This arrest category includes:

Narcotics violations

Marijuana in Motor Vehicle

Possession of Prescription Drugs

Sell Simulated Narcotics

2009

1209

255

810

76

21.09% 67.00%

6.29%

2010

1161

230

798

93

19.81% 68.73%

8.01%

2011

897

218

590

49

24.30% 65.77%

5.46%

2012

967

239

629

66

24.72% 65.05%

6.83%

2013

863

201

561

74

23.29% 65.01%

8.57%

2014

1809

411

1182

116

22.72% 65.34%

6.41%

(Races not shown Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander)

UCR Disorderly Conduct Arrests

2012

2013

Disorderly Conduct Arrests

Maps display arrests for UCR Disorderly
Conduct Categories (blue dots)

2014

UCR Disorderly Conduct Categories

UCR Crime Category "Disorderly Conduct" by Incident Type 2009 - 2014
Primary Offense

Disorderly Conduct
Excess Sound from a Motor Vehicle
Crimes Against MTC
Disruptive Party
Riot
Annoying Amplifiers
Unneccessary Noise/odor
Unlawful Assembly
Fail To Move-Police Ordinance
False Emergency Call
Stalking
Disturbing Peace In Park
Harassing Communications
Interfere with Privacy
OBS - Gate Crashing
Use of Profanity-public
Unlawful Conduct at Event
Horn Honking 2200-0700
OBS - Dancing In Street
Noise In Quiet Zone
Advertising with Public Address
Block Party without Permit
Dog Disturbing Peace
Obscene Phone Calls

Total

Black

Native
American

Other

Pacific
Islander

Unknown

White

126

5774

439

363

60

2278

16

918

73

159

722

111

29

180

109

17

36

235

141

10

74

25

38

34

37

14

10

10

11

Blank Asian

9080 30
1178 0
1070 13
411 0
166 1
114 0
82 0
45 0
28 0
18 0
18 0
11 0
11 0
9 0
6 0
6 0
5 0
3 0
3 0
2 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0

Arrests under UCR Disorderly Conduct Index

Asian
1%
White
44%

Unknown
15%

Asian
0%

White
16%

Asian
1%

Arrestees

Black
40%

White
28%

Unknown
1%
Other
Black 6%
58%

Other
7%
Unknown
2%

Other
10%

Native
American
3%

Native
American
4%

Victims/Witnesses

Disorderly Conduct arrests are approximately 5 1/2% of

the total arrests made in Minneapolis in 2013.

Suspects

Black
59%

Native
American
5%

Arrests
Arrests related to Disorderly Conduct

Year

Total Arrests

White

Black

Other

%White

%Black

%Other

2009

2235

585

1403

112

26.17%

62.77%

5.01%

2010

2093

500

1379

87

23.89%

65.89%

4.16%

2011

1913

428

1289

76

22.37%

67.38%

3.97%

2012

1892

399

1253

103

21.09%

66.23%

5.44%

2013

1574

401

1000

102

25.48%

63.53%

6.48%

1115

317

655

62

28.43%

58.74%

5.56%

2014

(Races not shown Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander)

UCR Vagrancy Arrests

2012

2013

Vagrancy Arrests
Maps display arrests for UCR Vagrancy
Categories (blue dots) most of these
offenses are coded BEGGAR

2014

Arrests under Uniform Crime Report Vagrancy

Vagrancy
Arrests:
0.57%

Vagrancy constitutes aggressive

panhandling and begging.
Vagrancy arrests amount to
approximately 0.57% of the total
arrests in Minneapolis.

Other
Minneapolis
arrests 99%

Year Total Arrests White

Black

Other

%White

%Black

%Other

2009

353

80

233

10

22.66%

66.01%

2.83%

2010

404

92

26

22.77%

6.44%

2.23%

2011

383

89

248

23.24%

64.75%

2.35%

2012

380

109

187

10

28.68%

49.21%

2.63%

2013

255

65

154

12

25.49%

60.39%

4.71%

2014

114

35

56

30.70%

49.12%

4.39%

Totals by year of arrests for vagrancy with a breakdown by race, for White, Black, and Other as shown in Minneapoliss Report Management System (CAPRS). (Races not
shown Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander.)

Arrests under UCR Curfew and Loitering Index

Juvenile Loitering as a percent of total arrests

Juvenile Curfew as a percent of total arrests

0%
7%

100%

Juvenile Loitering Arrests

Year Total Arrests White Black Other %White %Black %Other
2009
152
4
138
3
2.63% 90.79%
1.97%
2010
77
6
62
7
7.79% 80.52%
9.09%
2011
63
2
57
1
3.17% 90.48%
1.59%
2012
62
5
55
1
8.06% 88.71%
1.61%
2013
64
2
57
1
3.13% 89.06%
1.56%
2014
28
1
25
2
3.57% 89.29%
7.14%

93%

Juvenile Curfew Arrests

Year Total Arrests White Black
2009
1974
206 1302
2010
1529
159
938
2011
2099
291 1138
2012
2211
356 1242
2013
1854
359
985
2014
1291
160
781

Other
185
183
293
304
254
177

%White
10.44%
10.40%
13.86%
16.10%
19.36%
12.39%

%Black
65.96%
61.35%
54.22%
56.17%
53.13%
60.50%

%Other
9.37%
11.97%
13.96%
13.75%
13.70%
13.71%

Loitering Arrests in MPD CAPRS

Native
American
1%

Asian
0%

Blank
17%

Unknown Native
1%
American
2%
Blank
1%

Other
5%

Other
3%

Native
Unknown
American Blank
1%Asian
0%
3%
0%

White
15%

Unknown
1%

White
9%

Asian
1%
White
48%

Other
5%

Black
27%

Victims/Witnesses

Black
76%

Black
84%

Suspects

Arrests
CAPRS Arrests for Loitering

CaseYear
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Total
1606
1048
853
1230
1039
589

White
119
109
82
118
95
64

Black
1398
886
731
1028
838
451

Other
30
27
17
35
45
26

%White
7.410%
10.401%
9.613%
9.593%
9.143%
10.866%

(Races not shown Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander)

%Black
87.049%
84.542%
85.698%
83.577%
80.654%
76.570%

%Other
1.868%
2.576%
1.993%
2.846%
4.331%
4.414%

Lurking Arrests in MPD CAPRS

Unknown
7%
Asian
2%

Native
American
2%

Native
American
2%
Unknown Blank
3%
0%

Blank
1%

Asian
2%

White
20%

Other
13%

Other
7%

Unknown
2%
Asian
1%

Native
American
8%

Blank
0%

White
24%

Other
6%

Black
12%
White
69%

Victims/Witnesses

Black
60%

Black
59%

Suspects

Arrests
CAPRS Arrests for Lurking

CaseYear
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Total
55
58
87
66
70
56

White
12
18
16
23
15
11

Black
39
30
54
30
46
34

Other
1
4
12
2
3
0

%White
21.8%
31.0%
18.4%
34.8%
21.4%
19.6%

(Races not shown Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander)

%Black
70.9%
51.7%
62.1%
45.5%
65.7%
60.7%

%Other
1.8%
6.9%
13.8%
3.0%
4.3%
0.0%

Traffic and other Low Level Stops

Weaknesses in MPD records management system pertaining to traffic violations and

enforcement.
Data collection is inconsistent throughout
38 nature codes for traffic incidents and arrests
TLE is a miscellaneous category where 3089 incidents become 5379 charges.

22% were categories relating to no drivers license

22% no insurance or no proof.

2014 CAPRS traffic offenses and arrests are 71% MPD, 17% Transit Police, 7% Park
Police, and 5% UMPD
District Court Citation Database has 17,463 citations for 2014
52% of citations have no racial demographic data
Jaywalking, a slang term for Pedestrian Crossing Between Adjacent Semaphores
shows 7 violations since 2011, 5 black and 2 white violators.
Spitting on the Sidewalk is used sporadically but 28 citations in the database
since 2011 with 0 reported in 2014. Thirteen (13) have no racial data. But the
justification for the stop is in the citation data and its reasonable.
Vehicle tail light equipment violations fall in different definitions and categories
15 citations since 2011 with 7 citations lacking race data .

TLE Arrests in MPD CAPRS

Unknown
2%
Asian
1%
Other
4%

Unknown
2%
Asian
2%

Blank
0%
Blank
9%

Asian
0%
Other
0%

Native
American
10%
Unknown
10%

Blank Native
0% American
1%

Other
14%

Pacific
Islander
0%

White
26%

White
40%

Black
20%
White
64%

Victims/Witnesses

Black
40%

Black
55%

Suspects

Arrests
CAPRS Arrests for TLE

CaseYear
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Total
746
661
555
540
516
521

White
220
148
140
135
141
120

Black
375
372
328
299
259
293

Other
109
101
65
69
75
65

%White
29.5%
22.4%
25.2%
25.0%
27.3%
23.0%

(Races not shown Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander)

%Black
50.3%
56.3%
59.1%
55.4%
50.2%
56.2%

%Other
14.6%
15.3%
11.7%
12.8%
14.5%
12.5%

Juvenile Victims of Homicide 2009-2014

Native American
12 1/2%

Juvenile Homicide Victims

Black
87 %

12 were the result of handguns, 3 from Child Abuse, 1 from Knife

Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Black
2
4
3
2
0
3

Native American
1
1