Help Keep Minneapolis Safe

Connect Minneapolis is a new public safety program enabling private residents, business owners and managers of Minneapolis to assist in a greater community safety response.

Your participation will greatly enhance emergency preparedness by enabling police, fire, and public safety professionals to better assess and rapidly respond to criminal activity and emergency situations. It will also enable investigators to easily gather evidence in case of an incident in a timely and efficient manner.

LEVEL 1: Register Your EXTERIOR Cameras

Let's work together to fight crime! Register your exterior security cameras with Connect Minneapolis today to help identify area cameras in case of an incident. An investigator from the Connect Minneapolis will contact you via email if they need your assistance solving a crime near you.

Exterior camera registration takes less than one minute via our secure online portal. Registering your cameras does not allow the Connect Minneapolis access to your live video stream - it only enables investigators to know a camera is present at your location and easily request video evidence should an incident occur.

LEVEL 2: Integrate Your Cameras

Businesses and residents can take community security one step further by giving Connect Minneapolis and other first responders direct access to your camera feed in case of a nearby emergency. The level and frequency of access is up to you. This program is for cameras located in public spaces i.e. building exteriors, skyways, or foyers. Connect Minneapolis will not replace your usual security monitoring system. Your system will only be accessed by permission and as part of an active investigation or incident.

All you need is a small CORE device that you plug into your camera system.

Please complete Level 1 (Camera Registry) before proceeding to Level 2 (Camera Integration). If you have previously registered your security cameras, please go directly to Step 2 to purchase CORE devices.