Minnesota State Patrol Launches Online Accountability Dashboard

(KNSI) — The Minnesota State Patrol has opened a new online accountability dashboard website for the public.

The information on the site is public, but it has never been posted proactively on the web.

It includes community engagement numbers (over 600 presentations reaching more than 74,000 people in 2022), crash statistics (over 25,000 last year) policies, planning and staffing, training, and use of force (196 incidents in 2022, down from 220 in 2020) and special operations. It also displays information about each division, such as dispatch (More than 50 dispatchers answer approximately 500,000 911 and non-emergency calls each year, and most calls are answered within ten seconds) and flight (nine state trooper pilots who fly two Bell 407 helicopters, three Cessna 182 airplanes and a Cirrus SR22 airplane).

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the site aims to build trust between the agency and the people they serve. The dashboard showcases how the Minnesota State Patrol holds its members accountable and maintains discipline, according to Col. Matt Langer, the chief of the State Patrol.

“This project was about both of those things, but most importantly, it offers Minnesotans insights into what the Minnesota State Patrol is doing on a daily basis,” Langer said.

“We are committed to serving everyone in this state with purpose and compassion,” DPS Commissioner Bob Jacobson said. “When you look at this dashboard, you’ll see the State Patrol’s dedication to the people of Minnesota and keeping them safe.”

Click here to learn more.

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