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Vio­lent car­jack­ings shot up 537% in Min­neapo­lis last month com­pared to data from last Novem­ber as the city coun­cil con­tin­ues to push defund­ing the police.

Min­neapo­lis police have record­ed more than 125 car­jack­ings over the last two months, with much of the crime being attrib­uted to groups of teenagers, the Star Tri­bune report­ed Wednesday.

“With­in a one-hour peri­od Sat­ur­day morn­ing, police report­ed three sep­a­rate car­jack­ings in south­east Min­neapo­lis, includ­ing one where an elder­ly woman was struck on the head. Such attacks are up 537% this month when com­pared with last Novem­ber,” the Star Tri­bune reported.