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MPD reports 970 pursuits in 2025; proposes narrower criteria for reckless-driving chases
Summary
Milwaukee Police Department presented 2025 pursuit data to the Fire and Police Commission, proposing SOP 660 changes that would require an additional condition beyond speed before initiating a pursuit for reckless driving; commissioners and public speakers pushed for stricter limits and named NYU and Minneapolis policies as models.
The Milwaukee Police Department told the Fire and Police Commission on Jan. 22 that it recorded 970 vehicle pursuits in 2025 and that it plans changes to its vehicle-pursuit policy, SOP 660, intended to limit when officers may initiate chases.
Assistant Chief Craig Sarno said MPD ended 2025 with 970 pursuits, a 1% increase from 2024: "We wound up ending the year at, with 9 70 vehicle pursuits up 1% from, 2024," he told commissioners. Sarno said roughly 76% of those pursuits were for reckless driving and about 19% for violent or felony offenses. MPD reported 316 pursuit-related crashes in 2025,…
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