UW Madison Crimes Abroad Report, 2011 to the
Present
(updated 8.30.2017)
The following incidents are those reported to UWMadison’s International Division by participating
students and programming staff. This report is
prepared by UW-Madison’s International Division to
make information available to the public and
participating students about the risk environment that
may be encountered while traveling abroad.
COUNTRY of
Incident
France
South Africa
South Africa
Kenya
England
South Africa
Spain
China
Kenya
Portugal
Kenya
Spain

CITY of
Incident
Paris
Cape Town
Cape Town
Nairobi
Cape Town
Seville

Unknown
(Airport)
Nairobi
Madrid

YEAR

TYPE_NAME

2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012

Robbery
Robbery
Burglary
Robbery
Robbery/Sex Offense
Burglary
Robbery/Aggravated
Assault
Sex Offense
Sex Offense
Arrest

2012
2012
2012
2013
2013

Costa Rica
England
Kenya
Ghana
India
Spain

San Jose
Southampton
Nairobi
Mole
Madrid

2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013

South Africa
Kenya
Kenya
Spain

Cape Town
Nairobi
Nairobi
Madrid

2014
2014
2014
2014

Robbery
Robbery/Aggravated
Assault
Robbery
Burglary
Robbery
Burglary
Sex Offense
Robbery/Aggravated
Assault
Robbery
Robbery
Robbery
Robbery

 Italy
Italy
India
South Africa
Peru
Italy
Italy
Mexico
South Africa
Ecuador
Italy
South Africa
Czech Republic

Milan
Rome

Czech Republic
Germany
Czech Republic
South Africa
Ecuador
Italy

Prague
Freiburg
Prague
Cape Town

South Africa
Spain
Italy
Chile

Cape Town
Lima
Florence
Rome
Sayulita
Cape Town
Rome
Cape Town
Prague

2014
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015

Rome

2015
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016

Florence
Santiago

2016
2017
2017
2017

Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Sex Offense
Robbery
Robbery
Burglary
Robbery
Burglary
Burglary
Sex Offense
Aggravated Assault
Robbery
Robbery/Aggravated
Assault
Burglary
Aggravated Assault
Burglary
Burglary
Sex Offense
Student Death; under
continuing investigation
by local authorities as
potential manslaughter
and robbery
Sex Offense
Sex Offense
Robbery
Burglary

NOTE 1: The cities where sexual assault incidents were reported are removed
from this report to help protect anonymity of those involved.