Where Floyd Died, Crime Surge Shows a Deep Rift With Police (1)

In the Minneapolis neighborhood where a police officer murdered George Floyd, post-verdict celebrations this week gave way to the daunting civic challenge that remains: reimagining public safety in a scarred city.

Activists still occupy several blocks around the Cup Foods market made infamous by ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s fatal restraint of Floyd. The zone is largely free of law enforcement, and city officers have refused to answer some 911 calls from the surrounding Powderhorn community. Now, residents grapple daily with an experiment of life without police.

Summer Grimes, a 38-year-old who works in digital design, was mugged in October, right ...