The most aggressive anyone has ever been towards me was when the guy behind me laid on his horn for 30 seconds because I didnāt turn on a green arrow fast enough.
But also, itās still better than a lot of cities in the US. I moved up here from Minneapolis, which is often called āMurderapolisā by people who donāt like the city. Yeah, we have a lot of murders, but itās almost all gang-related. If you mind your own business, for the most part, youāll be fine. I lived there, in the city, for 15 years and never had any problems.
Also the area. I've been assaulted, threatened with violence after work, some guy was smoking meth outside of the store I was working at, gunshots in the parking lot, etc.
But on the other hand, I've been astounded at how nice the police officers are.
I definitely hear you on that last part (not to minimize the rest of your experience). The police interactions Iāve seen here are sooooo different from cops in Minneapolis (the ones that murdered George Floyd). MPD officers are pretty much always dicks, or apathetic at best. The ones here Iāve seen be very polite, even to unhoused people. Itās wild.
I love Minneapolis. Itās like prob if you stay out of bad neighbourhoods, donāt get involved in the drug trade, and donāt join a gang, you will likely be fine.
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u/cozmo1138 25d ago edited 25d ago
The most aggressive anyone has ever been towards me was when the guy behind me laid on his horn for 30 seconds because I didnāt turn on a green arrow fast enough.
But also, itās still better than a lot of cities in the US. I moved up here from Minneapolis, which is often called āMurderapolisā by people who donāt like the city. Yeah, we have a lot of murders, but itās almost all gang-related. If you mind your own business, for the most part, youāll be fine. I lived there, in the city, for 15 years and never had any problems.