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Department News
Meet the UWPD Public Education Team
The UWPD Dispatch Public Education Team shares a common goal: to spread knowledge about the 911 system, thus helping to create a safer campus environment. We want callers to feel confident in contacting the UW-Madison …
October 14, 2025Your Mind Matters
The month of October highlights the importance of mental health — acknowledging a variety of mental health observances, including Mental Illness Awareness Week, ADHD Awareness Month, and World Mental Health Day. Here at UWPD, October …
October 11, 2025Safety Video for Classrooms
At the start of the fall semester, UWPD released a new community safety video for viewing in classrooms during the first week of school. Entitled ‘Active Threat Response: Classroom Training’, the six-minute video covers key …
October 11, 2025Trouble Receiving BadgerSAFE Alerts? Here’s What to Check.
The BadgerSAFE app is a great, one-stop shop for all things safety-related at UWPD. It’s an excellent resource for our community and is the primary way we alert our community about specific emergencies happening in …
October 11, 2025- Read more UWPD news
Incident Reports
UPDATE – UWPD Investigating First-Degree Intentional Homicide
September 20, 2025UWPD Investigating String of E-Bike and E-Scooter Thefts
September 15, 2025Suspicious Package Found at Enzyme Institute – Deemed Safe
September 15, 2025Suspicious Device Found in UW Arboretum; Deemed Safe
August 4, 2025- Browse all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for November 13th 2025
- 9:31 am, Information, Location Redacted. Contacted person and forwarded information to UWPD Threat Team, investigation ongoing at this time.
- 2:21 pm, Warrant Served, Linden & Charter Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for two Walworth County Sheriff's Office Warrants.
- 5:56 pm, Information, UWPD. Report number pulled in error.
- 7:51 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Assisted outside agency with sensitive case, outside agency transported to Dane County Jail.
- 7:51 pm, Found Property, HSLC. Left contact information for person whose property that was turned into local hospital security. UWPD took property and placed into UWPD property safekeeping until person is able to claim.
- 9:26 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 11:06 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Transported to local hospital for medical treatment.
The blotter content above represents significant incidents/calls for service from the previous 24 hours, starting at 6 a.m. the prior day.
Equity Dashboard
After more than a year of community meetings, listening to concerns, and collecting feedback, the UW–Madison Police Department is embarking on a one-of-a-kind approach to sharing key data with a focus on racial equity.
The UWPD Equity Dashboard is the result of a collaboration with community members and stakeholders to develop a unique and powerful tool that promotes transparency and provides a set of success metrics that speak directly to the UWPD’s commitment to equity in policing.
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