A Safer Shakopee? City's Crime Rate Improves Five Years Running
While a hot topic during the Shakopee elections this fall, the numbers show crime is down in the city.
While crime was a hot topic during the Shakopee elections this fall, the numbers show Shakopee is actually getting safer. “We really do live in a safe community,” said Shakopee Police Chief Jeff Tate. “Maybe we haven’t done a good job putting that message out there.” Data collected by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension seems to bare out the fact that crime in Shakopee is down. Those numbers show the crime rate has steadily declined each year since 2006, from 10.2 percent that year, to 7.8 percent in 2010. The city is on pace in 2011 for another decline, Tate said. With the year drawing to a close, the city has yet to record a homicide. “When you factor in all the area attractions we have, you’ll find our crime rate is more than …
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Ken Lehman
6:31 am on Friday, December 23, 2011
Trust me. I lived in Minneapolis as gangs became more of a problem when we had Chief Anthony Boza deny any gang problem. I lived in Shakopee before we even worried about gangs. The best thing to do is prepare for the worse and hope for the best. Matt and I discussed this at least a decade ago. Trust me, complacency is the worst enemy. more ›