Skip to main content

Police Blotter

November Crime Information

December 13, 2019 9:33 AM

Midtown Crime Summary

November 2019

Hello Midtown!

I recently received some feedback from community members who asked to get more information about crime information and trends in the district.  Below is my effort to provide some data. 

If you find this information useful or helpful, please let me know!  When possible, I may throw in a few safety tips along the way.

 

Jason

 

SHOTS FIRED:  All numbers provided follow MPD's protocol for determining founded shots-fired incidents

Year to date (YTD), overall shots fired city-wide are down 24.4% from 2018

In November of 2019, there were 9 shots fired city wide; there were NO shots fired in Midtown

 

ROBBERIES:  Include robberies where weapon was observed, threatened, or not involved

YTD, there have been 217 robberies city-wide and 24 of those robberies occurred in November

In November of 2018 and 2019, 4 robberies occurred in the Midtown district

59% of robberies occurred between 6pm and 3 am

 

BURGLARIES:

YTD, there have been 941 burglaries in Madison

In November of 2018 there were 16 burglaries in Midtown; in 2019 there were 18

More burglaries occur on Saturday than any other day

SAFTEY TIPS:  Keep the doors to your house, garage, and car locked!  Consider motion lights, security systems, and video.  If you come home and believe your residence has been burglarized, do not go in--call 911 so officers can make sure it is safe.

 

HEROIN/OPIOID OVERDOSES:

Of 222 overdoses so far in 2019, 12 occurred in November

Total reported overdoses are down 15.9% from 2018

There was one reported overdose in Midtown in November of both 2018 and 2019

STOLEN AUTOS:

YTD there have been 379 stolen autos citywide; there were 385 through November of 2018

Citywide in November there were 36 in 2019 and 41 in 2018

In November of 2019 there were 7 reported stolen autos in Midtown

33 of 36 stolen autos either had the keys in the car or easily accessible

SAFETY TIPS:  Keep your car doors locked.  Do not leave your keys anywhere in the vehicle.  Do warm your car up and leave the vehicle unlocked and/or unattended

 

THEFT FROM AUTOS:

YTD there have been 1054 theft from autos (TFA) citywide which is down 13% from 2018

Citywide for November of 2019 there were 58 TFA's; in 2018 it was 84

Midtown had 19 TFA in November of 2019 and 23 in November of 2018

STRANGER SEXUAL ASSAULTS:

YTD there have been 43 stranger assaults; there were 45 through November of 2018

There were no reported stranger assaults in Midtown in November of 2019; there was 1 in November of 2018

 Email to a friend

Subscribe to Email List

Subscribe to the Police Blotter email list:

By participating on this list the Wisconsin Public Records Laws may subject your email address to disclosure to third parties. By selecting "Yes" you are requesting that we treat your email address that you have provided to this list as confidential and you are also stating that you would not participate in this service if the City is obligated to release your email address to such third party requesters.

Posts By Month

Posts By Category

Tags

#Back2SchoolSAFETYTIPS  #BattleOfTheBadges  #beneighborly  #Captain Brian Austin  #ClickItOrTicket  #CoffeeWithACop  #CommunitySurvey  #ConeWithACop  #DriveSoberOrGetPulledOver  #DrugTakeBack  #FindYOURBlueCalling  #GoodNeighborProject  #HelicopterParent  #lovemadison  #MPDMotorUnit  #NightlyLockup  #PrideMonth  #SafetyTips  #ScamAlert  #seesomethingsaysomething  #SouthSideSoccerSeries  #VisionZeroMadison  #WeAreThe28  #westdistrictstrategicplan  #YouCanBeYOU  Amigos en Azul  Bigs In Blue  Bike Rides  Black Youth Academy  Budget Process  Capt. Cory Nelson  Captain Ackeret  Captain Beckett  Captain Freedman  Captain Patton  Central District  Ceremonies  Chief Barnes  Citizen Recognition  Coffee with a Cop  Community Academy  Community Awards  Community Events  Community Forums  Community Gang Outreach  Community Outreach  Community Partnership  Community Policing  Community Survey  CORE  CRASE  Crime Prevention  Crime Stoppers  Crossing Guards  Cyber Detective Camp  Cyber Safety  Damaged Property  Downtown Safety  Driving Safely  East District  East High School  Edgewood College  Education Resource Officer  Emily Samson  Events  Explorers Post  Facebook  Fireside Five-Oh  Fireside Five-Oh  Good Neighbor Project  Guerrilla Grillers  Guerrilla Grillers  homeless  Investigations  Join the Team  K9  LaFollette High School  LeadsOnline  Lieutenant Lori Beth Chalecki  Lieutenant Patterson  Madison Area Addiction Recovery Initiative (MAARI)  Madison Area Recovery Initiative (MARI)  Madison Community Policing Foundation  Madison Parks  Madison Schools  MedDrop Box  Midtown District  Midtown Strategic Plan  MMSD  Mobile Device Safety  Mounted Patrol  MPD Awards Ceremony  National Night Out  Neighborhood Police Officers  Neighborhood Watch  New Recruits  North District  North District  Pawn Shops  Pedestrian Safety  Personal Safety  Phishing Scams  Police Biking  Property Crimes  Red Cross Blood Drive  Registered Sex Offender  Residential Burglaries  Road Home  Road Home  Robberies  Safe Communities  Safety in the Home  Safety Saturday  Secondhand Business  Self Report Unit  Sex Offender Information Bulletin  Shooting  Shout Out  Social Media  Solicitor Permits  South District  Southwest Safety Initiative  Spanish  Special Olympics  State St  Straubel  Straubel  SWAT  Torch Run  Traffic Concerns  Traffic Enforcement Safety Team (TEST)  Twitter  UW-Madison  Weapons Offenses  West Community Academy  West District  Youth Programs  Zero in Wisconsin