Community engagement approach

Learn our approach to engaging the community on plans for the Community Safety Centers.

How we prepare for community engagement sessions

311 Top requests from 2023

  • Parking violation
  • Graffiti
  • Abandoned vehicle
  • Animal complaint
  • Rental license
  • Homeless encampment
  • Outdoor Nuisance Complaint
  • Solid Waste Overflowing Litter
  • Zoning Ordinance Question
  • Debris in the Street/Alley

911 Top requests from 2023

  • Suspicious Person
  • Unwanted Person
  • Disturbance
  • Business Check
  • Suspicious Vehicle
  • Theft
  • Directed Patrol
  • Medical
  • Audible Business Alarm
  • Drug Activity
  • 911/MPD Workgroup Recommendations
  • Community Safety Report from the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board
  • Mayor Jacob Frey Community Safety Work Group Report
  • Convening of Minneapolis Community Leaders: Reimagining Public Safety
  • Minneapolis Police Department Engagement Sessions
  • Racial Equity Framework for Transportation
  • SHAPE 2022 Survey
  • Shaping a Consent Decree in Minneapolis
  • Vision Zero
  • Minneapolis Transportation Action Plan
  • Youth Connection Center Community Engagement 2023
  • 3000 Minnehaha Community Feedback Sessions
  • 38th & Chicago Re-Envisioned
  • Communication Conversation Sessions: 3rd Precinct Building
  • City of Minneapolis 3rd Precinct Community Engagement Report
  • Hiawatha Avenue + Lake Street: Priorities for Under-Bridge Redesign
  • Lake Street Alignment

Engagement approach timeline

Past work

Building on past engagement

  • You've told us a lot about the resources important to you in past community meetings.
  • We’ve analyzed comments from dozens of sessions over the last few years.
  • This has guided our next phase of engagement.
Present work

Hearing from key stakeholders

  • The city has not decided what services will go in the community safety center. We need community help making that decision.
  • In the spring of 2024, we want to hear from as many people as possible who live, work, and play in the 3rd precinct service area.
  • Everyone will be able to take an online survey in May.

Community-specific engagements sessions

We are also meeting with many different communities in Minneapolis such as:

  • African American
  • Native American 
  • East African
  • Latinx
  • Youth
  • Trans(gender) LGBTQIA+ communities
  • People living with disabilities
  • Neighborhood groups

The information collected from community members will help decide what services will be in the community safety center. 

When deciding about services, we are going to focus on input from people most affected by the criminal justice system and safety system. 

Final work

Creating a community-informed proposal

By June, we will share a community-informed proposal for the South Minneapolis Community Safety Center.

Read community engagement approach documents

You can read reports on how we're approaching community engagement and common themes we're presenting.

Contact us

Community Safety Office

Phone

612-673-2482

Address

250 S. 4th St, Room 510
Minneapolis, MN 55415