By Bill Miston, FOX6 News Milwaukee
Published June 8, 2026 5:18 PM CDT
Milwaukee reviews call data to identify nuisance properties
The Milwaukee Police Department says it will do monthly reviews of call data to identify nuisance properties.
The Brief
- Milwaukee police is changing its procedure and will review call data every month to help identify nuisance properties in the city.
- It follows efforts by Common Ground, which says thousands of properties should have been cited under the city’s ordinance.
- The ordinance has been around since 2001 but has been used less and less.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department says it will do monthly reviews of call data to identify nuisance properties.
It follows efforts by a local group that says thousands of properties should have been cited under the city’s nuisance ordinance.
Chronic nuisance property ordinance
What we know:
The ordinance was created in 2001 to address nuisance properties in the city, and the impact they can have on quality of life.
But in recent years, the ordinance has been used less and less.
It was one of the issues before the steering and rules committee on Monday, June 8, after a push by local group Common Ground.