A little-known Minnesota nonprofit made national headlines in the wake of the Geoge Floyd riots of late spring 2020. The Minnesota Freedom Fund received a flood of donations after offering…
Each year in May, we set aside time to honor fallen peace officers as part of National Peace Officers Memorial Week. Today elected officials, law enforcement leaders and the public…
The two-year fallout from the death of George Floyd has been damaging to Minnesota law enforcement, and in turn the communities they serve. Activists seized the opportunity to attack the…
It understandably hasn’t received much attention given the rampant shootings, car jackings, and general atmosphere of lawlessness that dominates media crime coverage. But there’s another indicator that illustrates how little…
The more things change, the more they stay the same, and for good reason! After making a big deal out of abruptly cutting some ties with the Minneapolis Police Department…
We must no longer tolerate the petty criminals who ultimately hold our communities hostage to fear and lawlessness.
The Minnesota State Patrol instructed a local police department not to press charges against two high-ranking DFL office holders, even though there was clear evidence of an open bottle of…
After two years off due to COVID, St. Paul’s most popular summer festivals were poised to make a comeback. But a new post-pandemic reality has put several of the city’s…
Members of Minnesota’s Sentencing Guidelines Commission abandon their plan to reduce prison terms during our record spike in violent crime. At least for now.
In an increasingly lawless Minneapolis, Desmond Graham, 31, faces kidnapping, first-degree aggravated robbery, third-degree assault, and financial transaction card fraud charges for carjacking, kidnapping, beating and stealing from a 35-year-old…
A St. Paul man awaiting trial on violent crime charges has been implicated in the murder of Dion Ford, a former St. Paul Central High School basketball star, pictured here:…
Members of law enforcement are routinely excluded from ‘reforms’ that make our communities less safe.
American Experiment’s John Hinderaker interviews the Center’s newest policy fellow, a former FBI agent.
The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office charged a 15-year-old male late last month with murder for the apparently random, fatal shooting of a 34-year-old businesswoman in her car. Police were called…
A third report about the 2020 riots released this week revealed once again that Tim Walz’s stated reason for not immediately deploying the National Guard is not supported by the…
There’s an old adage about never picking a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel, but sometimes the fight is warranted. That was the case when the Rochester…
The discussion thus far over a shortage of applicants to be police officers has largely revolved around the vastly understaffed Minneapolis and St Paul police departments and other metro area…
Late February, Minneapolis committed $7.5 million to the city’s violence interrupter program. Staffed from members of at least six nonprofit contractors, these violence interrupters wear brightly colored t-shirts while patrolling…
Free speech and journalistic integrity both took a hit this week in Rochester, Minnesota as American Experiment attempted to host an event on public safety. As a think tank, that’s…
An American Experiment event on the Crime Crisis was abruptly cancelled today by the Rochester Country Club after leftist activists pressured the venue with an online petition signed by 90…
This week, the Minneapolis City Council released a long-awaited report analyzing the city’s response to protest and civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police. Remarkably, this…
It’s time to name names. Center of the American Experiment today launched an online resource that will expose judges and prosecutors who refuse to hold career criminals accountable for their crimes. The…
Like the weather, everyone in Minnesota is talking about the spike in gun violence. Unfortunately, few political leaders are doing anything meaningful about it. Enter Hennepin County Commission Board Chair…
Polls point to violent crime and public safety as a top issue on Minnesotans’ minds. But there’s another indicator that law enforcement officials say confirms how seriously residents statewide consider…