But a recent presentation by Brooklyn Park police shows that particular spike in calls goes against city crime trends.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne weekend does not make a trend,\u201d said Inspector Matt Rabe at the May 26 city council meeting<\/a>. \u201cThat weekend is an aberration.\u201d<\/p>\n The police department released its 2025 annual report, which showed a 37-year low for crime. Rabe said the department began putting together an annual report several years ago to promote transparency.<\/p>\n \u201cThe number of people, the population of Brooklyn Park goes up and consistently over the last 35 years, our crime has continued to go down,\u201d said Rabe. \u201cThat is the trend we\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n Total crime has decreased since 2022 when there was 6,810 crime reports, numbers that include everything from homicides to many less serious offenses. Violent crime, which includes murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults, has also gone down over the last four years. Here is a look at the numbers, per Brooklyn Park police:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Total Crime<\/p>\n 2021 -6,449 cases Violent Crime<\/p>\n 2021 \u2013 357 cases Shots Fired<\/p>\n 2021 \u2013 134 Vehicle Thefts (Attempted and Committed)<\/p>\n 2021 \u2013 384 Rabe also pointed out that incidents involving police use of force has gone down significantly from 72 cases in 2021 to a department record-low 36 cases in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCompared to national standards, these are very very low numbers,\u201d said Rabe.<\/p>\n 2026 Initiatives<\/p>\n Over the last several years, Brooklyn Park has been able to hire more women and people of color to its force. The department has set a goal to be at 30 percent women officers by 2030<\/a>. It was at 18 percent in 2025, down slightly from 21 percent in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a little dip in 2025 but still moving in the right direction overall,\u201d Rabe said.<\/p>\n Rabe said the department has made investments in creating a real-time operations center (RTOC), space that houses staff to operate drones, monitor security cameras and share intelligence with officers out on patrols.<\/p>\n The RTOC also allows staff to watch bodycam footage live and talk to officers in real time.<\/p>\n \u201cA person in the RTOC right now, if I was on a call, could watch what I\u2019m doing, what I\u2019m saying, could hear what I\u2019m saying, and then can talk to me to give me information,\u201d explained Rabe.<\/p>\n \u201cThose are the types of things that allow us to make better decisions, that makes police officers safer, that makes community safer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The department has also made investments in drones and body-worn cameras.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Park police have been working to install two drones each on five buildings throughout the city, essentially using drones as a first responder.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been very, very effective,\u201d Rabe said. \u201cWhen someone launches a drone and arrives on scene, the amount of information that they\u2019re giving out is huge.\u201d<\/p>\n The department also purchased new body-worn cameras<\/a> that can translate up to 17 languages for officers in real time, said Rabe. The new cameras will allow officers to get answers to questions on scene using its AI features.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely unbelievable,\u201d said Rabe.<\/p>\n To view the very latest Brooklyn Park crime data, click here for the department\u2019s crime statistics dashboard<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brooklyn Park police Inspector Matt Rabe points to his body-worn camera.<\/p>\n Also see: Brooklyn Park Police Unveil New Badges<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n2022 \u2013 6,810\u00a0\u00a0
\n2023 \u2013 6,091\u00a0
\n2024 \u2013 5,714\u00a0\u00a0
\n2025 \u2013 5,427<\/p>\n
\n2022 \u2013 320
\n2023 \u2013 321
\n2024 \u2013 240
\n2025 \u2013 282<\/p>\n
\n2022 \u2013 116
\n2023 -70
\n2024 \u2013 75
\n2025 -46<\/p>\n
\n2022 \u2013 412
\n2023 \u2013 431
\n2024 \u2013 310
\n2025 \u2013 207<\/p>\n![\"Brooklyn](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Matt-Rabe-New-Body-worn-Camera.jpg\")
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