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GG-27 STREET RACING AND CARJACKING <br />Metro Cities supports the distribution of tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales to <br />cities based on the number of products sold and not the number of stores located in <br />each municipality. <br />Street racing and carjacking are issues of concern for cities across the metropolitan <br />region. The highly mobile nature of street racing makes it difficult to prevent or stop. <br />Street racing is strongly associated with other illegal activity and poses significant <br />public safety risks for participants, third-party observers, and the public. The crime of <br />carjacking has serious consequences for individual and community public safety. While <br />data provided by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) shows recent <br />decreases in the number of carjacking incidents, more should be done to curb this <br />behavior. <br />Metro Cities supports state funding to help state and local law enforcement agencies <br />prevent and respond to street racing and carjacking. This could include funding for <br />State Patrol air support and funding for costs, including overtime, associated with <br />targeted law enforcement saturations and Toward Zero Deaths initiatives. Metro Cities <br />also supports state resources to increase the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s <br />intelligence gathering capabilities and to enhance existing coordination efforts among <br />law enforcement agencies. <br />Metro Cities supports modifications to state laws to prohibit street racing and activities <br />associated with promoting and undertaking the activity of street racing. Specifically, <br />Metro Cities supports statutory changes that address the activity and associated risks <br />posed by street racing, sliding, and drifting. These could include penalties such as <br />license suspension, minimum impoundment periods, and vehicle forfeiture. <br />Metro Cities supports consumer protection efforts that require motor vehicle <br />manufacturers to offer antitheft protection devices on certain vehicles that have been <br />shown to be especially susceptible to theft. <br />Metro Cities further recognizes the importance and value of diversion programs that <br />emphasize behavior modifications, which can help curb illegal activity and minimize <br />recidivism. <br />27