Crime Prevention Blotter
Tag: Downtown Safety
March 15, 2019 3:17 PM
In the coming weeks, students from the Madison Metropolitan School District and UW-Madison will be among those on Spring Break, heading to beaches and other (hopefully warmer) vacation destinations. Empty homes, apartments, and condos can be targets for opportunistic criminals, and with that … [read more]
December 11, 2018 11:09 AM
Carjacking Safety Tips: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim A carjacking is one of the scariest things that can ever happen to a driver. It’s a violent crime that involves stealing a car by force, often at gunpoint or knifepoint. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, an average of … [read more]
March 22, 2016 7:44 AM
It is unfortunate that sudden violence perpetrated by an individual bent on killing innocent people is a reality in modern American communities. The good news is that the likelihood of finding yourself in the crossfire of an active shooter event is roughly equivalent to being struck by lightning; … [read more]
September 25, 2013 1:38 PM
Madison is ranked the fourth safest city in the United States. However, there have been a number of inquiries recently regarding downtown crime numbers as a couple of high profile cases have generated concern among residents, and in many cases, their out of town parents. We have taken … [read more]
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