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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Enforcement officers in Kewaunee deal with 15 crimes against society in 2020

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Kewaunee law enforcement officers grappled with 15 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

Crimes against society include drug equipment violations, drug and narcotic violations, weapon law violations, pornography and obscene materials violations, animal cruelties and assisting or promoting prostitution offenses.

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, drug equipment violation was the most popular crime handled by the Kewaunee office.

Officers in Kewaunee were involved in 80 incidents throughout the year.

The NIBRS was designed to provide detail and context around crime stats. Under the previous system, only the most serious crime related to an incident would be logged. If an incident involved a homicide as well as aggravated assault and theft, only a homicide would be recorded in criminal statistics.

It is used by law enforcement at all levels, from local to federal.

Crimes against society offenses in Kewaunee in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Drug and narcotic violations8
Drug equipment violations7
Drug and narcotic violations37
Drug equipment violations41
Pornography and obscene materials violations5
Weapon law violations14

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