Residents want to feel safe in their daily lives: where we live, learn, work, play, shop, and move around the city. Minneapolis can create the conditions to achieve that. That means integrating an “all of the above” approach to public safety that works together to protect, serve, and build trust within our communities.

It starts with following through on the promises we've made. Like our promise of justice and accountability, through upholding the Settlement Agreement and the Consent Decree, or our promise of justice, through addressing the 5,000+ backlog of open investigations.

Residents need to see their city taking action on crime—both violent and nonviolent—and know that every effort is being made to keep them safe. Adequately investing in our first responders and non-emergency response teams is critical, that means: our behavioral crisis teams, mental health workers, community service teams, domestic violence navigators, fire department, police department, and more.

Taxpayers can’t afford to pay for a broken system. I will lead an efficient and effective Police Department, thats built on the core pillars of transparency and accountability, equity and fairness, professionalism, proper response, community engagement, and trust. Our Police Department must exceed—all constitutional principles, professional standards, and best practices of modern policing. Our department should be focused on serving residents by preventing, responding to, and solving crimes.

Our public safety system must evolve to meet the demands of today. Behavioral Crisis Response Teams showed us that innovation works, but we stopped short. It’s time to push forward. We need to expand tailored 911 responses, dispatching the right professionals to the right situations, offering smarter and more effective solutions.

Safety is not just about enforcement—it’s about ensuring that victims have the support they need to heal. We must build compassionate systems that connect victims with resources, provide timely care, and guide them from harm to healing.

Safety goes beyond systems and services; it’s about creating an environment where everyone feels secure. From well-lit streets to safe parks and traffic calming measures, we need to design a city that prioritizes physical safety for all through our built environment.

And finally, our city must proactively coordinate a response to unsafe homelessness encampments to protect the physical safety of unhoused residents. This will protect the dignity of our most vulnerable residents by helping them navigate the services they need and will promote safer conditions in our neighborhoods.