Police Calls at Saloon Increase 58.82 Percent

85 in 2009 and 76 in 2010 Through July 26

The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) recently released statistics regarding the Saloon Bar at 830 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.

According to MPD records, for the period January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009, a total of 85 police calls at the Saloon were reported. For the period January 1, 2010, through July 26, 2010, a total of 76 police calls at the Saloon were reported.

Comparatively, that represents a 58.82 percent increase in reported police calls at the Saloon for the period January 1, 2010, through July 26, 2010.

Police calls in 2009 included the following*:

13 “Disturbance”
9 “Suspicious Person”
6 “Assault in Progress”
4 “Unwanted Person”
3 “Customer Trouble”
3 “Drunk/Intoxicated Person”
3 “Fight”
3 “Recover Property”
2 “Forgery in Progress”
2 “Theft”
2 “Threats”
1 “Domestic Abuse in Progress”
1 “Emotionally Disturb Person”
1 “Narcotics (Drug) Activity”
1 “Person with a Weapon”

Police calls for the period January 1 through July 26, 2010, included the following*:

5 “Disturbance”
5 “Fight”
5 “Unwanted Person”
4 “Assault in Progress”
3 “Customer Trouble”
2 “Drunk/Intoxicated Person”
2 “Narcotics (Drug) Activity”
2 “Suspicious Person”
2 “Theft”
2 “Threats”
1 “Domestic Abuse in Progress”
1 “Emotionally Disturb Person”
1 “Forgery in Progress”
1 “Person with a Weapon”
1 “Robbery of Person”

*The items in quotation marks are the exact wording from MPD records.