The Madison Police Department welcomes all new and returning students to the greater downtown area, and with your arrival we would urge you to review some important burglary prevention tips:
 

• Lock all doors and windows.
• Make it look like someone is home when you are out by leaving music, or television and lights on.
• Close bedroom drapes or blinds.
• Write down serial numbers for all electronics, and take photographs, in case items are stolen.
• Don't advertise assets. Hide laptop computers and other small electronics when you are not using them.
• Call 911 to report suspicious activity.
• It you are a victim of theft or burglary, report it.

Members of the MPD’s Burglary Crimes Unit and the Central District Community Police Team are currently taking these tips door-to-door in Isthmus areas where MPD crime analysts have found the greatest number of past burglaries to have taken place over the past year.