MADISON, Wis. — After summer success with fewer shots fired and stolen cars in Madison, police chief Shon Barnes says his department is moving forward with a new way of policing next year.
Statistics from this past summer showed a 5% reduction in stolen cars and a 21% reduction in shots fired incidents, even when compared to the last five years. Those crimes, as well as traffic safety, were the three priorities laid out in Barnes’ Summer Strategic Plan.
According to MPD data, during the summer, injury crashes were down 29% on the Beltline, down 8.5% on E. Washington Ave., and down 41.7% on Mineral Point Road.
The Madison Police Department is now entering a phase in which they will assess the data before unrolling a new, three-pronged approach to policing in 2023.
“Next year, I’m fully excited, really excited about bringing on stratified policing,” Barnes told News 3 Now on Thursday. “We have some training that’s going to start in a couple weeks here in December, and then we want to carry that training up until the summer and be able to go forward with our full implementation of stratified policing.”
Barnes says stratified policing is an approach that involves problem-solving, accountability, and data analytics.
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