I'm fortunate to live in an outer ring suburb on the NW side of the twin cities, but I have run across a couple of strange dudes on the trail. Not "criminal" types, but your basic wierdo - maybe high or something. I ride with pepper spray.

The city is beginning to see more criminal activity moving out into the community - cars left on driveways overnight are being broken into, garage thefts, porch bandits, people reporting prowlers at night, etc. Seems like it is moving outward from the inner ring.