The Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department Dispatch received fewer calls in 2024 than in the previous year, but Sheriff Matt Joski says you will still see plenty of people trying to help keep the community safe. Dispatchers handled approximately 8,270 calls for service in 2024, which is down from the 8,688 calls received in 2023. The most significant decline came with 911 misdials, cut in half from the year before, from 1050 in 2023 to 509 in 2024. Those cell phones still came in handy as Joski credits citizens for using them to alert them to other issues like welfare checks, traffic offenses, and animal problems.

Despite the drop in calls, Joski says they are becoming more complex, with several agencies working together to find a solution, whether it is fires or mental health crises.

Joski thanks his dispatchers for not just helping residents get the help they need but also coordinating emergency responses. This marks the first in a series of annual reports from Joski, which you can find below.