No timeline for more ‘violence interrupter groups’; Minneapolis businesses speak to the cost of crime

In the shadows of downtown Minneapolis, just south of Interstate 94, you’ll find the Stevens Square-Loring Heights Community of about 4,500 residents.

It’s a neighborhood that Minneapolis City Hall staff identified, based on crime data, as in need of a violence interrupter group — people who try to stop violence before it occurs — to address safety.

The city hasn’t filled a contract yet for the community…

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