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Interim police chief presents quarterly crime and operations update; department reports declines in several violent crime categories
Summary
Interim Chief John Patterson presented the Madison Police Department’s fourth quarter report, showing declines year‑to‑year in shots‑fired incidents and robberies, lower overdoses in the quarter, and ongoing work on use‑of‑force reviews, training and restorative justice referrals for juveniles.
Interim Chief John Patterson briefed the Common Council on the Madison Police Department’s fourth‑quarter 2024 report and related operational items during the Feb. 25 meeting.
Highlights from the presentation included declines in several measured categories: staff reported 35 shots‑fired incidents in the fourth quarter (down 5.4% from the prior quarter) and a 22.8% decrease in robberies from the third to the fourth quarter; the department also reported a year‑to‑year decline in total…
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