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Same time last year, and over the course of one week in august alone 23 robberies. police say they followed a similar pattern. they finessed the victim, looking for an easy target, someone intoxicated, alone, looking at their cell phone at times, but these incidents as shocking as the video may be, aren't happening in a vacuum. it's within the context of the police department saying they need more officers. over the summer, the police chief said it's hard to even keep the slots they've filled. >> because our staffing needs have not been properly addressed over many years, it has result instead...

Send a squad car to 6776 priority one emergencies, shots fired, stabbings and sexual assault and tweet 7 priority 0 calls including an officer facing imminent death and a baby not breathing. >> have to look someone in the eye and told we were unable to get there because we don't have enough resources. >> ken sherman says the city's politics are interfering with good policing. >> it can happen within two blocks. >> reporter: minneapolis, 50,000 people in the last decade but the police force stay at 880 officers. >> the chief is acting for 400 additional officers by 2025. the mayor proposed 14. ...

Material facts from federal officials. the case is an outgrowth of a special counsel investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. some alarming numbers tonight about the nationwide police shortage. one think tank says 66% of 400 police departments surveyed report a decrease in the number of applicants. there was also a human toll to that shortage. that's where correspondent matt finn picks up the story from minneapolis. >> in minneapolis, were tension between police and the public is running high, including accusations of racism and brutality of the city is also battling a cri...

In the department being unable to immediately send a squad car to 6,776 priority one emergencies in the last year. those are considered imminent threats, including shots fired, stabbings, sexual assaults. they were also unable to respond to -- actually worse than priority one. a baby not breathing and a fellow officer facing the threat of death. we spoke to the president of the minnesota police chief's union, and here's what he had to say. >> to have to look someone in the eye and tell them that we were unable to get there because we do not have enough resources, it's unacceptable. >> minneapo...

Enough officers to respond to thousands of actual emergency calls. but not everybody agrees on how to actually turn this around. matt finn is in minneapolis with more. hi, matt. >> shannon, the police chief here in minneapolis says he needs about 400 more police officers in the next couple years to keep up with the growth in population and crime here. but the mayor so far only offering 14 additional officers in the national for sugar don't act on fraternal order police as there's been wonder 50,000 officers since the year 2000. every department has somehow been affected. here in minneapolis, t...