 who called about not engaging with panhandlers due to safety concerns. She says, I'm a woman in my mid 60s. I live in a suburb near Milwaukee. It's a beautiful city in many ways. However, the crime has skyrocketed over the past few years. There were 450 carjackings last year, often violent, and the numbers are up 16% year to date this year. This is only one category of crime. This is only one category of crime.