‘Pleasantly surprised’: Minneapolis city leaders react to independent public safety data analysis [Video]

Experts from the NYU School of Law Policing Project were back in Minneapolis on Wednesday, a year after presenting the city-commissioned Safe and Thriving Communities report, which laid out goals for improving crime response, prevention and restoration in the city.

The presentation before a Minneapolis City Council Committee on Wednesday was a data analysis of the work the city is doing that meets the goals of the report and also listed gaps to be filled.

“The thing that actually surprised me was that we actually have some things we’re doing right,” said Officer of Community Safety Director of Design and Implementation Amanda Harrington during exclusive interviews ahead of the City Council meeting.

“So that feels good, right?”

A big part of the “Asset and Gaps Analysis” update centered around efforts to divert as many 911 calls as possible to non-police services like 311, Traffic Control, Animal Control and the Behavioral …