Minneapolis Review

A lawsuit claims that close to 80 police officers have quit or resigned since the killing of George Floyd in May.

At least eight Minneapolis residents have had enough.

They filed a suit in Hennepin County State District Court against City Mayor Jacob Frey and the city council, claiming that there has been a violation of the city charter requirements for police officers, according to The Center Square. 

The eight residents are being represented by the Upper Midwest Law Center, which claims that police officer numbers have dropped from 825 to around 634. The charter requires funding a police force of 0.0017 employees per resident, which comes out to be at least 730 officers to serve the 425,000 population of Minneapolis.

The plaintiffs also argue that the fewer number of officers put residents and businesses in danger.

According to crime statistics, there were 48 murders last year in Minneapolis and so far this year, there have been 44 homicides and there are still four months remaining on the calendar.

According to court documents obtained by The Center Square, Cathy Spann, one of the plaintiffs, said the safety of its citizens require "an adequately staffed and deployed police force.”