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Interim Police Chief presents quarterly data; department reports declines in several crime categories
Summary
Interim Chief John Patterson presented the Madison Police Department fourth-quarter report, showing reductions in shots‑fired incidents, robberies and burglaries year‑to‑year, and outlined staffing, use‑of‑force and restorative justice data.
Interim Chief John Patterson presented the Madison Police Department’s fourth‑quarter report to the council on Feb. 25, highlighting year‑over‑year reductions in several crime categories and summarizing use‑of‑force, training and staffing data.
Patterson said shots‑fired incidents in the fourth quarter fell 5.4% from the prior quarter and that the city recorded a drop of more than 20% in shots‑fired incidents compared with an earlier year highlighted in a public safety…
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