Ilhan Omar was a strong advocate of abolishing the Minneapolis police, and backed a ballot initiative to do so.<ref>https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/5/ilhan_omar_minnesota_policing_reform</ref> After the Minneapolis City Council voted to abolish the police, the Minneapolis homicide rate increased 131%, and the violent crime by 30%.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/ilhan-omar-blames-police-lawlessness-minneapolis</ref>
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Ilhan Omar was a strong advocate of abolishing the Minneapolis police, and backed a ballot initiative to do so.<ref>https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/5/ilhan_omar_minnesota_policing_reform</ref> After the Minneapolis City Council voted to abolish the police, the Minneapolis homicide rate increased 116%, and the violent crime by 30%.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/ilhan-omar-blames-police-lawlessness-minneapolis</ref>