Crime in Rochester from Elizabeth Baier on Vimeo.

Crime is a hot topic in Rochester, Minn. even though the city’s crime rate has dropped in the past decade. While the population is up 21 percent, most individual crime reporting categories have remained virtually static. But city and police officials say the perception of crime in Rochester is actually getting worse.

Mankato adjusts to growing diversity from Elizabeth Baier on Vimeo.

The greater Mankato area in southcentral Minnesota has long hosted international residents, mainly students studying at the Minnesota State University campus. But in the last decade, the area has attracted thousands of East African refugees and Latin American immigrants who are putting down roots and calling Mankato home.