The FBI: PDF File. Madison’s results:

Violent Crime, 2004: 841 2005: 839

Murder, 2004: 2 2005: 2

Forcible Rape, 2004: 94 2005: 80

Robbery, 2004: 292 2005: 329

Aggravated Assault, 2004: 453 2005: 428

Property Crime, 2004: 7,279 2005: 7,739

Burglary, 2004: 1450 2005: 1449

Larceny-theft, 2004: 5268 2005: 5682

Motor Vehicle theft, 2004: 561 2005: 606

Arson, 2004: 83 2005: 65

I had the opportunity to speak with Madison Police Lt. Joe Balles a month or so ago regarding local crime data. He mentioned that the City of Madison Police department responds to 157,000 calls annually and that 1 out of every 3 has additional data (“crime”). The data is generally stored and reported following the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting standards.

Joe mentioned that the community does not report simple theft to them as they did in the past; bike thefts are an example of this. Finally, Joe noted that the FBI’s data model does not include some types, such as ID or credit card data theft.