"It's almost like abusers in #Minneapolis have figured out if you're not there when the cops come they're never going to come looking for you." #MPD #Mpls #DV https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-police-systemically-fail-in-response-to-domestic-violence-calls-study-finds/600282900/?refresh=true

"The new study started as a follow-up to a 2017 report from the Minneapolis Police Conduct Oversight Commission...that found only 20% of more than 43,000 domestic violence calls led to reports or arrests. That puts Minneapolis in stark contrast with similar data reported the same year by the Justice Department, which found police throughout the country took a report in 78% of those types of calls on average and 39% led to arrest or charges."

Survivors of sexual assault know they won't get much help from MPD, and this report shows the same for survivors of domestic abuse.

#Introduction: I'm a middle aged mom/daughter/spouse in Minneapolis, MN. Married to someone I've known since elementary school and we have two kids. Public school die-hard. Union staff, registered nurse-adjacent. Focus on labor organizing, power building and education, healthcare policy (#MedicareForAll), and state politics. When I'm not working, I'm also a Lefty Jew, a dog mom and a history nerd.