MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Violent crime is on the rise in Hennepin County, according to a new report from the Hennepin County Sheriff's office. Officials say the number of violent crimes in January ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says violent crime has increased by 6 percent from the same time period in 2015, according to mid-year crime statistics report.

Create an account or log in to save stories. Hennepin County's crime lab remains part of the sheriff's office, after the sheriff made a stir over a proposal to make it an independent entity.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says 2011 was the fifth consecutive year that violent crime dropped county wide. Since 2006, officials say violent crime decreased by 38 percent. And last year ...