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Madison police present year-end drops in several crime categories and outline new unit-based investigative model
Summary
Madison Police briefed the council on its stratified-policing model, reported year-end decreases (shots fired, burglaries, stolen autos, thefts from autos) compared with a three-year average, and described a 2025 shift to unit-based investigations with an evaluation planned for Q3.
Madison Police Department officials told the Common Council they are combining data-driven patrol strategies and broader prevention partnerships while testing an organizational change intended to improve investigative outcomes.
The department’s data-driven approach, described as "stratified policing," focuses resources on a short list of focal crimes that include homicides, subjects struck by gunfire, burglaries, stolen autos and thefts from autos. The department reported year-end comparisons to a three-year average showing declines in multiple categories: shots fired (117…
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