To combat a rash of recent violent carjackings, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said his department teamed up with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and Minnesota State Patrol in using helicopter surveillance to make more than 40 arrests.

The three-day crackdown last week resulted in 41 felony arrests and the recovery of seven stolen vehicles and five guns, Arradondo said at a Tuesday evening news conference inside City Hall while flanked by Sheriff David Hutchinson.

"We're teaming up to make sure people can live their lives and not get their car stolen in broad daylight by a few bad actors," Hutchinson said.

Arradondo said the helicopter hovering over Minneapolis last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was noticed by many residents and that he wanted to provide an update that it was an intentional strategy and may be used again.

"I know that for some of our residents this was kind of a nuisance to them to have to hear that hovering about, but it was done very intentionally," he said.

"We are not going to turn our backs on our residents, our businesses, our visitors. We're going to be there," Arradondo said. "We hear you in terms of victims. We're going to do all we can to combat this and keep our city safe."


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Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In Minneapolis, MN

Here are the most dangerous neighborhoods in Minneapolis for 2020. The rankings are calculated based on the number of violent crimes per 100,000 people for each neighborhood, compared to the Minneapolis violent crime average. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. The most dangerous areas in Minneapolis is based on data from the local law enforcement agency and when not available, also includes estimates based on demographic data.

POPULATION4,112
239%
VIOLENT CRIMES3,141 crimes / 100k people
239% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION5,181
227%
VIOLENT CRIMES3,031 crimes / 100k people
227% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION5,151
222%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,983 crimes / 100k people
222% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION4,730
210%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,872 crimes / 100k people
210% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION4,641
208%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,855 crimes / 100k people
208% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION8,681
186%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,643 crimes / 100k people
186% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION3,491
176%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,552 crimes / 100k people
176% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION2,963
152%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,330 crimes / 100k people
152% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION7,181
135%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,171 crimes / 100k people
135% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION9,193
128%
VIOLENT CRIMES2,108 crimes / 100k people
128% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION5,164
96%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,811 crimes / 100k people
96% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION3,682
93%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,784 crimes / 100k people
93% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION1,486
78%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,649 crimes / 100k people
78% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION3,834
76%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,627 crimes / 100k people
76% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION9,219
67%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,546 crimes / 100k people
67% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION6,710
65%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,527 crimes / 100k people
65% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION6,947
54%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,427 crimes / 100k people
54% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION9,505
40%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,300 crimes / 100k people
40% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION5,324
40%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,297 crimes / 100k people
40% more crime than Minneapolis
POPULATION5,189
39%
VIOLENT CRIMES1,288 crimes / 100k people
39% more crime than Minneapolis