The number of reported robberies in Madison reached a new high last year, climbing above 400 for the first time.
In its 2006 Uniform Crime Report – a yearly tabulation of crime that police departments are required to submit to the FBI – Madison police reported 435 robberies, a 31.8 percent increase over last year’s 330. Street robberies, by far the most common type of robbery, saw an increase from 185 to 240, a 30 percent increase.