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Crime rates drop in Bemidji, Beltrami County: City still tops other metro-area cities in number of crimes

BEMIDJI -- Police Chief Mike Mastin has been fighting the Bemidji’s reputation as a high-crime area for years, and a recent report from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety could help him make his case.

In 2013, Bemidji had the highest crime rate for a city in Minnesota, and in 2014 the second-highest. But new data from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension now places the city at No. 5, with an 8 percent decrease in the overall crime rate.

Beltrami County also saw a slight drop in overall crime, with 1,471 instances in 2014 and 1,432 in 2015. This is part of a decade-long downward trend in the county’s crime rate.

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/4075063-law-enforcement-crime-rates-drop-bemidji-beltrami-county-city-still-tops-other

 

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