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The Outlaws' principal territory encompasses the area around the Karmel Mall in south Minneapolis, and in Saint Paul, Minnesota. [3] They are also located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, which has a high concentration of Somali-Americans and Somali immigrants.
Minneapolis has a large immigrant Somali-Muslim population and there have been several anti-Muslim and anti-Somali incidents in Minnesota within the past few years. On Oct. 30, 2015, Asma Jama (a Muslim woman of Somali descent and Kenyan nationality) was beaten for speaking Swahili in an Applebee's in the outskirts of Minneapolis.
In early 2016, the Minnesota Demographers Office gave an estimate that there are between 40,200 and 52,400 Somalis in Minnesota, although some from the Somali community put the number as high as 80,000. [13] These estimates include people born in Somalia and of Somali descent.
Crime in Minnesota encompasses a wide range of unlawful activities that occur within the state, regulated by both state and federal laws. While crime rates in Minnesota are generally below the national average, certain areas and types of crime have garnered public attention.
Dolal Idd was a 23-year-old Somali-American man who was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Minneapolis police officers at approximately 6:15 p.m. CST on December 30, 2020, after he shot at them from inside the car he was driving.
A large number of the Somali immigrants settled in Minnesota, which by 2002 harbored the largest population of Somalis in North America. [7] Many of the newer arrivals came through voluntary agencies ( VOLAGS ) contracted with the State Department , who helped them settle in. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] By 2006, Somalis in the state accounted for $164–$394 ...
The district also has the largest population of Somali Americans in the country, with Somalis making up 3% of the district's population. [ 10 ] The district is represented by Ilhan Omar , who is the first Somali–American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives , and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota in that chamber.
Minnesota has over seventy-six mosques, Islamic schools, and community centers. [66] Half of all Minnesota's mosques are in the Twin Cities, with a majority having been founded by Somalis. A large Muslim-focused community project in the northern suburb of Lino Lakes is being considered.