21st Century Policing Quarterly Data

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MPD's 21st Century Policing Response

Q2, 2026

MPD Diversity Report

Sworn Personnel

	Hispanic		White		Black/African American		American Indian/Alaskan Native		Asian/Pacific Islander		Multi/Other
Rank	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Total
Assistant Chief	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Captain	0	0	3	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	12
Chief	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Detective	2	4	19	33	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	66
Detective Sergeant	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Investigator	0	0	6	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13
Lieutenant	0	2	7	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
Officer	12	22	73	180	2	26	0	1	3	9	5	14	347
Sergeant	1	4	6	32	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	49
Totals	15	32	116	274	3	38	4	1	4	13	6	14	520

Professional Staff

	Hispanic		White		Black/African American		American Indian/Alaskan Native		Asian/Pacific Islander		Multi/Other
Rank	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Total
Accountant	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Analyst	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Forensic Video Analyst	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Grants Administrator	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
IMAT Coordinator	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Management Info Specialist	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Manager	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Public Information Officer	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Records Custodian	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Supervisor	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Acccounting Technician 1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Admin Clerk	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Community Relations Specialist	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Forensic Lab Tech	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Police Case Report Leadworker	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Police Property Clerk	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Police Records Information Clerk	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Police Records Service Clerk	0	2	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18
Program Assistant	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Property Records Clerk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
PRT	2	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20
Supervisor	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Training Center Coordinator	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PT/Hourly*	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	3	2	54	25	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	89

Grand Totals All Staff

Hispanic		White		Black/African American		American Indian/Alaskan Native		Asian/Pacific Islander		Multi/Other
Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Total
18	34	170	299	5	38	4	1	5	13	8	14	609

Use of Force Data

From April 1 through June 30, 2026, Madison Police Officers responded to 38,785 calls for service. In that time, there were 151 community contacts in which officers used recordable force during their encounter. This means that in the 2nd quarter, MPD officers used recordable force 0.39% of the time when engaging with our community members. Each of these force incidents documented by officers was reviewed for compliance with MPD standard operating procedures.

Description	Q1	Q2	Total
Calls for Service	34175	38,785	72,960
Citizen Contacts Where Force Was Used	94	151	245
% of CFS Where Force Was Used	0.28%	0.39%	0.34%

Force	Q1	Q2	Total	%
Decentralization/Takedown (e.g. officer pushing or pulling a subject to the ground)	86	109	195	59.1%
Active Counter Measures (e.g. officer striking a subject with hand, forearm, foot or knee)	21	19	40	12.1%
Taser Deployment	15	21	36	10.9%
Hobble Restraints (a belt system which restricts a subject's ability to kick at officers, squad windows, etc)	7	8	15	4.5%
OC (i.e. Pepper) Spray Deployment	6	32	38	11.5%
Baton Strike	0	0	0	0.0%
K9 Bite	2	1	3	0.9%
Firearm Discharged Toward Suspect	0	0	0	0.0%
Impact Munition (firearm delivered projectile launched at a lower than normal velocity)	2	1	3	0.9%
Specialty (SWAT/SET)	0	0	0	0.0%
Total	139	191	330	100.0%
Firearm Discharged to Put Down a Sick or Suffering Animal	21	15	36

District*	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	%
West	4	4			8	3.3%
Midtown	10	13			23	9.4%
South	6	16			22	9.0%
Central	37	79			116	47.3%
North	12	16			28	11.4%
East	24	21			45	18.4%
Out of County	0	0			0	0.0%
Within County - Assist Agency	1	2			3	1.2%
Total	94	151	0	0	245	100.0%

Time of Day/Patrol Shift	Q1	Q2	Q3	Total	%
1st Detail (7am-3pm)	20	18		38	15.5%
3rd Detail (3pm-11pm)	35	67		102	41.6%
5th Detail (11pm-7am)	39	66		105	42.9%
Total	94	151	0	245	100.0%

For 2026, MPD is comprised of 72% male officers as compared to 28% female officers. MPD employed about 2.3 times the number of women than the national average of 12%. The MPD officers who used force, broken down quarterly, were:

Officer - Sex	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	%
Male	107	154			261	90.3%
Female	13	15			28	9.7%
Total	120	169	0	0	289	100.0%

MPD is comprised of men and women who represent many different racial groups and is generally reflective of the general Madison population. For 2026, MPD employed 66% Caucasian officers and 34% minority officers. MPD officers who used force, broken down by quarter, were:

Officer - Race	Q1	Q2	Total	%
Asian	5	5	10	3.5%
African-American	12	21	33	11.4%
Hispanic	19	25	44	15.2%
Native American	0	0	0	0.0%
Other	2	11	13	4.5%
Caucasian	82	107	189	65.4%
Total	120	169	289	100.0%

Community Member - Sex	Q1	Q2	Total	%
Male	73	117	190	77.6%
Female	21	34	55	22.4%
Unknown	0	0	0	0.0%
Total	94	151	245	100.0%

Community Member - Race	Q1	Q2	Total	%
Asian	1	2	3	1.2%
African-American	49	100	149	60.8%
Hispanic	8	11	19	7.8%
Native American	0	0	0	0.0%
Other	0	0	0	0.0%
Caucasian	36	38	74	30.2%
Unknown	0	0	0	0.0%
Total	94	151	245	100.0%

Other Influencing Factors	Q1	Q2	Total	%
Alcohol	17	44	61	33.0%
Drugs	15	15	30	16.2%
Alcohol/Drugs Combined	22	39	61	33.0%
Other	17	16	33	17.8%
Total	71	114	185	100.0%

Broken down quarterly, the following officers used force against the following citizens, broken out by race. These numbers can reflect calls for service in which more than one officer used force against one citizen during a single incident, or a single officer used more than one type of force against a citizen during the same incident.