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State of Minnesota <br />•Murders have hit a record level statewide. <br />•Minneapolis: 97 total in 2021 matched previous 1995 record; 84 in 2020 and <br />double from 2019 (48) <br />•Saint Paul: 38 in 2021 set all-time record; 34 in 2020 matched previous record <br />set in 1992 <br />•Opioid overdose deaths nearly doubled between 2018 and 2020, <br />from 343 to 678. <br />•Traffic fatalities increased to 500 in 2021, up 37% from two years <br />earlier; 397 people were killed in 2020 and 364 in 2019.