Line chart showing the estimated average annual number of active law enforcement officers per 1k residents in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as the average in U.S. cities with 250k-500k residents. Overall, Minneapolis goes from 2 officers in 1973, to a peak of 2.6 in 1999. In 2023, it was 1.4, the lowest for this time period. St. Paul began at 1.7. It stayed between 1.7 and 2.16. In 2023, it was 1.96. The U.S. average in 1973 was 2.14. In 2023, it was 1.8.