As the impact of the pandemic waned in 2021, you may have seen more lights from the vehicles of Sheriff’s deputies in Door County.

Door County Sheriff Tammy Sternard released the annual report for the department earlier this month, highlighting statistics from its division such as patrol, K-9, and investigative. The patrol division made 99 operating while intoxicated arrests. It issued 1603 citations and violations in 2021, both up from the 75 arrests and 1204 citations/violations in 2020 that saw lockdowns curtail traffic for much of the second quarter of the year. The 99 OWI arrests were the most in the last five years, beating the previous high of 90 in 2019.

Door County roads saw 639 crashes in 2021, including two fatalities. While the number of hits increased by 131 over 2020, the two fatal crashes were the least the area has seen since there was only one in 2017. 

There were 654 jail admissions in 2021, up from the 620 in 2020 but still far below pre-pandemic, which were all above 870. The average daily population also went up to 64 compared to 52 the previous year.  That was still far below what was seen in 2018 and 2019. You can read the full 2021 report here and compare it to 2019 and 2020 by clicking this link.