GFPD survey shows Grand Forks residents sometimes feel unsafe downtown, as well as outskirts of downtown

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GFPD survey shows Grand Forks residents sometimes feel unsafe downtown, as well as outskirts of downtown

GRAND FORKS — Residents of Grand Forks most frequently feel unsafe downtown as well as on the outskirts of downtown — such as near the local emergency shelter and police department — according to responses to a recent GFPD community survey. The responses were not surprising, according to Lt. Derik Zimmel, as there have been issues with certain people being aggressive or otherwise frightening in that area within the last couple of years. It's a n…