Biennially, reports were completed and forwarded to the concerned parties as required by State Statute. In 1972, the publications began to be printed annually. This report measures the amount of criminal activity within the State as collected and prepared from data submitted by individual law enforcement agencies. The criminal activity consists of measurements involving offenses, clearances, and arrests. Along with the collection of crime statistics, other statutory requirements are included in this publication.
Limited information is also available on law enforcement personnel.
Comparisons with previous year's statistics will be presented only where there is a significant number of trend changes that might be of use to the evaluator. Individual comparisons on specific measurements will be left to the evaluator for use as required by the individual's need. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension wishes to express its thanks to the cooperating law enforcement agencies whose assistance provide the success of this publication.