City of Milwaukee - File #: 060225

• File #: 060225
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2006
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/12/2006
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to continuation of periodic Police Department reports and trends concerning major reportable criminal offenses in the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. PUENTE, ALD. DAVIS, ALD. MCGEE JR.
• Indexes: POLICE DEPARTMENT, REPORTS AND STUDIES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/20/2006	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/12/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:1
6/29/2006	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearances: Deputy Inspector Ruzinski, Milwaukee Police Department. Ald. Witkowski requested sponsors be added: Ald. Murphy, Puente, Davis and McGee.	Pass	5:0
6/23/2006	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/23/2006	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/31/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
060225
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
68-2494
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI, MURPHY, PUENTE, DAVIS AND MCGEE
Title
Substitute resolution relating to continuation of periodic Police Department reports and trends concerning major reportable criminal offenses in the City of Milwaukee.

Analysis
This resolution rescinds resolution File Number 68-2494, adopted on March 4, 1969, relating to submission of monthly crime reports and recreates the resolution to authorize the Police Department to issue quarterly reports to all aldermen, within 2 months of the close of the quarter, concerning major reportable crimes and trends both the citywide and by individual aldermanic districts. This resolution further directs the Chief of Police, or the representative of the Chief, to appear before the appropriate Council committee to present and discuss the findings and the trends contained in the quarterly report.

Body
Whereas, Common Council resolution File Number 68-2494 adopted on March 4, 1969, authorized the Police Department to issue monthly reports to all aldermen concerning major reportable crimes within the census tracts of the City of Milwaukee; and

Whereas, Information technology upgrades and developing tracking software for law enforcement purposes in the Police Department’s data services division has interrupted the consistent and timely flow of crime data to members of the Common Council; and

Whereas, It appears that these significant data collection and reporting difficulties experienced by the Police Department have been resolved; and

Whereas, In order to make informed policy decisions for the City of Milwaukee and for the Police Department, the Common Council must be provided with necessary information regarding conditions and crime trends in their respective aldermanic districts, and citywide, as well; and

Whereas, Information related to major reportable crimes within the aldermanic districts is a valuable resource for understanding the issues and c...