Reported violent and property crime, police reporting coverage, and Minnesota public-safety context.
Reported violent-crime rate259.4 per 100k2024 · #33 of 50 · highest first
Reported property-crime rate1,626.5 per 100k2024 · #31 of 50 · highest first
Police population reporting coverage99.9%2024 · #7 of 50 · highest first
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Minnesota · 2024: 259.4 per 100k · Rank #33 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: Not available
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query. These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred. Minnesota's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.7% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting. Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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Minnesota Reported violent-crime rate · source units
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Minnesota · state comparison
Reported crime over time
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Minnesota · 2024259.4 per 100k
Minnesota rank#33among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Reported violent-crime rate
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred. Minnesota's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.7% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting. Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
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Minnesota
2024 · Minnesota: 259.4 per 100k · Rank #33 of 50, highest first · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Minnesota Reported violent-crime rate history
Period
Minnesota
Compare
2015
243.9 per 100k
2016
240.4 per 100k
2017
239.2 per 100k
2018
220.6 per 100k
2019
237.7 per 100k
2020
279.7 per 100k
2021
311.2 per 100k
2022
284 per 100k
2023
263.9 per 100k
2024
259.4 per 100k
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Lower value · 102.6 per 100kHigher value · 744.7 per 100kStriped: unavailable
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Minnesota · 259.4 per 100k2024 · Rank #33 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Compare Minnesota with every state · 50 ranked
Reported violent-crime rate · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
New Mexico
744.7 per 100k
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#2
Alaska
731.9 per 100k
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#3
Tennessee
604.3 per 100k
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#4
Arkansas
589.6 per 100k
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#5*
Louisiana
504.5 per 100k
82.0% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#6
Colorado
486.8 per 100k
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#7
California
478.4 per 100k
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#8
Kansas
474.7 per 100k
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#9
Missouri
472.7 per 100k
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#10
Michigan
442.6 per 100k
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#11
South Carolina
440.8 per 100k
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#12
Arizona
433 per 100k
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#13
Oklahoma
429.3 per 100k
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#14
Montana
428 per 100k
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#15
Maryland
425.9 per 100k
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#16
Nevada
408.6 per 100k
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#17
Texas
397.8 per 100k
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#18
New York
392.2 per 100k
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#19
North Carolina
382.9 per 100k
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#20
Alabama
380.8 per 100k
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#21
Delaware
368.4 per 100k
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#22*
South Dakota
356.9 per 100k
89.6% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#23*
Indiana
349.2 per 100k
87.2% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#24
Oregon
341.1 per 100k
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#25
Washington
331.8 per 100k
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#26
Georgia
328 per 100k
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#27
Massachusetts
317.9 per 100k
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#28
Ohio
311.9 per 100k
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#29
Illinois
294.5 per 100k
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#30
Wisconsin
287.6 per 100k
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#31
West Virginia
263.8 per 100k
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#32*
Florida
262 per 100k
81.0% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#33
Minnesota · your comparison
259.4 per 100k
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#34
North Dakota
258 per 100k
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#35
Pennsylvania
251.3 per 100k
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#36
Iowa
247.2 per 100k
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#37
Utah
237.8 per 100k
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#38
Idaho
236.6 per 100k
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#39
Hawaii
230.3 per 100k
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#40
Vermont
227.1 per 100k
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#41
Kentucky
226.7 per 100k
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#42
Nebraska
224.6 per 100k
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#43
Virginia
223.7 per 100k
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#44
New Jersey
221.9 per 100k
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#45*
Mississippi
219.6 per 100k
65.1% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#46*
Wyoming
212.5 per 100k
89.9% population coverage; below the 90% threshold.
#47
Rhode Island
154.9 per 100k
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#48
Connecticut
139.2 per 100k
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#49
New Hampshire
112.3 per 100k
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#50
Maine
102.6 per 100k
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All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.
Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Minnesota's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.7% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Minnesota's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.7% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Firearm deaths include suicide, homicide, and other intents. Mortality is separate from reported crime.
Minnesota · 2024582
Minnesota rank#28among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Firearm deaths
Deaths with firearm injury recorded as the cause, all intents.
Counts reflect population size. They do not measure shootings, crimes, or the effect of a policy.
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Lower value · 55Higher value · 4,389Striped: unavailable
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Minnesota · 5822024 · Rank #28 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Compare Minnesota with every state · 50 ranked
Firearm deaths · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
4,389
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#2
Florida
3,191
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#3
California
2,853
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#4
Georgia
1,985
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#5
North Carolina
1,835
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#6
Ohio
1,745
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#7
Pennsylvania
1,624
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#8
Illinois
1,563
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#9
Tennessee
1,448
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#10
Arizona
1,331
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#11
Missouri
1,234
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#12
Michigan
1,228
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#13
Alabama
1,212
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#14
Indiana
1,196
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#15
Virginia
1,153
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#16
South Carolina
1,064
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#17
Louisiana
1,031
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#18
Colorado
961
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#19
Washington
915
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#20
New York
896
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#21
Kentucky
870
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#22
Mississippi
810
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#23
Oklahoma
794
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#24
Wisconsin
735
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#25
Maryland
716
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#26
Oregon
663
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#27
Arkansas
638
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#28
Minnesota · your comparison
582
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#28
Nevada
582
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#30
New Mexico
563
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#31
Utah
454
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#32
Kansas
446
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#33
New Jersey
393
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#34
Iowa
389
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#35
Idaho
331
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#36
Massachusetts
287
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#37
West Virginia
281
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#38
Montana
247
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#39
Connecticut
224
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#40
Nebraska
218
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#41
Alaska
182
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#42
Maine
181
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#43
South Dakota
159
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#44
New Hampshire
152
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#45
Wyoming
143
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#46
Delaware
123
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#47
North Dakota
95
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#48
Vermont
76
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#49
Hawaii
56
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#50
Rhode Island
55
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All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.
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1 of 1 reviewed Minnesota actions · newest first
May 7, 2026 · HF2358 · HF2358 — public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations of coercion crime · Signed by governorGovernor · HF2358
HF2358 — public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations of coercion crime
May 7, 2026 · Signed by governor
Tim Walz · Signed
Reviewed topic context
Tim Walz signed HF2358 (2026 Regular Session, Chapter 76) on 2026-05-07. Official subject: relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations of coercion crime; This criminal justice law provides enhanced penalties for specified violations of coercion crime. It does not establish an effect on the reported-crime rate.
Signed by the governor May 7, 2026, 9:19 a.m.. This is the recorded signing disposition; later implementation and litigation are outside this review.
Why this record is included
This criminal justice law provides enhanced penalties for specified violations of coercion crime. It does not establish an effect on the reported-crime rate.
Retained Minnesota evidence context: Crime · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Signed by the governor May 7, 2026, 9:19 a.m.
relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations of coercion crime;
Records come from published fact relationships or reviewed topic records with official supporting evidence and verified Minnesota officeholder attribution. Historical executive officials require evidence tied to the action date and are excluded from incumbent proposals. Inclusion follows an explicit topic review, a related state fact, or the action’s title and supporting evidence. Explicit topic reviews take priority; repeated actions use the most recent explicit review for this topic. Duplicate actions attached to several facts appear once. This topic match is not a new finding that an action caused a result, and the reviewed collection is selective. Collection reviewed Oct 5, 2026.
What candidates are saying
Explore statements about crime, victimization, policing and criminal justice from FactVote’s Minnesota candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
38 statements from 21 candidates
2026 Minnesota Attorney General — General Election
2 candidates with matching statements · 5 statements
Homicides and violent crime in Minneapolis have skyrocketed under Keith Ellison. In 2019, there were 48 homicides in Minneapolis. In 2025, there were 64, a 33% increase! The murder rate in Minneapolis now rivals that of Oakland and Chicago. In 2019, there were 2,227 aggravated assaults in Minneapoli…
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Source topic or question: Tackling Crime
Candidate campaign source
Homicides and violent crime in Minneapolis have skyrocketed under Keith Ellison. In 2019, there were 48 homicides in Minneapolis. In 2025, there were 64, a 33% increase! The murder rate in Minneapolis now rivals that of Oakland and Chicago. In 2019, there were 2,227 aggravated assaults in Minneapolis. In 2025, there were 2,827, a 27% increase!
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Ron Schutz is a dedicated Minnesotan, veteran, endurance athlete, and renowned trial lawyer who has spent his career fighting for fairness. As Attorney General, he’ll restore integrity to the office, stand up for the rule of law, support law enforcement, and protect girls' sports.
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Source topic or question: Work for you
Candidate campaign source
Ron Schutz is a dedicated Minnesotan, veteran, endurance athlete, and renowned trial lawyer who has spent his career fighting for fairness. As Attorney General, he’ll restore integrity to the office, stand up for the rule of law, support law enforcement, and protect girls' sports.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
As Attorney General, I will stand with law enforcement, restore respect for those who protect our communities, and ensure officers have the resources and support they need.
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Source topic or question: Supporting Our Law Enforcement
Candidate campaign source
As Attorney General, I will stand with law enforcement, restore respect for those who protect our communities, and ensure officers have the resources and support they need.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026
Expand educators, health care, and public safety professional pipelines. Broaden recruitment of educators, health care, and public safety professionals, including teachers, nurses, doctors, med techs, and police officers by waiving initial application fees to reduce the financial burden on recent gr…
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Source topic or question: Use apprenticeships and new workforce pathways to increase opportunities.
Candidate campaign source
Expand educators, health care, and public safety professional pipelines. Broaden recruitment of educators, health care, and public safety professionals, including teachers, nurses, doctors, med techs, and police officers by waiving initial application fees to reduce the financial burden on recent graduates and new professionals. Expand alternative pathways and streamline credentialing so promising workers, including graduates in other fields, can transition more easily into classrooms and clinical settings.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
We need to know who is or was complicit in Operation Metro Surge, and other law enforcement overreaches, so we can ensure that those individuals don't affect policy going forward.
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Source topic or question: Truth and Reconciliation
Candidate campaign source
We need to know who is or was complicit in Operation Metro Surge, and other law enforcement overreaches, so we can ensure that those individuals don't affect policy going forward.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 23, 2026
The Secretary of State chairs the State Canvassing Board and convenes Minnesota's electoral college. The Secretary of State serves on the MN Executive Council, the MN State Board of Investment, and the board of the Minnesota Historical Society. The Secretary of State oversees an office staff of appr…
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Source topic or question: Candidate statement
Candidate campaign source
The Secretary of State chairs the State Canvassing Board and convenes Minnesota's electoral college. The Secretary of State serves on the MN Executive Council, the MN State Board of Investment, and the board of the Minnesota Historical Society. The Secretary of State oversees an office staff of approximately 100 and the work of the Office affects Minnesotans in all 87 counties of the state. The Office’s main responsibilities include overseeing statewide elections and operating the statewide voter registration system; the review, approval, and filing for all businesses and organizations operating in the state; and administering the state's address confidentiality program to help protect victims of domestic violence and others who fear for their safety.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
This section matches specific crime, victimization, policing and criminal justice terms in retained, attributed source text from published Minnesota candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.
Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.
Minnesota incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Minnesota legislators and Minnesota’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Minnesota’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
0 matching sponsorships or proposals · 0 Minnesota incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
No retained proposals match these filters. A missing record does not mean an incumbent has taken no action.
What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us
Only current Minnesota officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.
Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Minnesota statistic. Collection reviewed Oct 5, 2026.
Sources & methods
Every section retains its primary sources, units, reporting periods and comparison limits. Maps, graphs and tables use the same observation and cohort. All 50 states are listed; D.C. and territories are excluded. Missing and suppressed values remain unavailable and never become zero.
#1 is the highest measured value. Equal source values share a rank and leave gaps (1, 2, 2, 4). Ranks use source precision and are descriptive, not a score of the state. Survey uncertainty and reporting coverage can limit comparisons. Published U.S. benchmarks are used where available; a state average is not substituted.
Minnesota snapshots and fiscal sources keep their own dates and accounting scope. National events and federal distribution explainers describe national context. Actions and statements are filtered to Minnesota, retain their reviewed evidence, and do not establish that a policy caused a measured change.
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