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Metro Youth Diversion Center
Coverage of Metro Youth Diversion Center in the Nexus archive.
- Minneapolis releases new data showing violence interrupters driving steep drop in shootings
Minneapolis released new data showing a 53% decrease in citywide shootings from 2021 to 2025, attributed to violence interrupter programs led by three community groups. The Neighborhood Safety Department tracks daily activities of these groups, which use a national Cure Violence Global database to monitor mediations, public education, and conflict de-escalation efforts in neighborhoods like Phillips.