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    Policing In Minneapolis May Look Different After A Ballot Vote In November

    After the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis leaders pledged to dismantle the city's police department. Residents disagree on what that should look like.
    by Martin Kaste Jul 28, 2021 5 minutes
    The Minneapolis Police Department has been under increased scrutiny by residents and elected officials after the murder of George Floyd in police custody last year.

    Minneapolis voters will decide this November whether to end their city's police department, replacing it with a new "Department of Public Safety."

    The city council last week signed off on language for a ballot question to change the city charter to create a new agency.

    "We have an exciting opportunity in the city of Minneapolis to do something that has not been done before," says JaNaé Bates, spokeswoman for "Yes 4 Minneapolis." The coalition of activist groups gathered thousands of signatures to get the change to the city charter on the ballot, after a police officer's murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests last year.

    Bates says the proposed new department "will be a fully holistic department that includes police officers as well as licensed professionals and experts, in order to ensure that folks stay safe."

    The intention is to shift the city's response to crime

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