The recent string of violent incidents in Sheboygan has raised some eyebrows.
There have been four shootings, including one over the weekend, and a stabbing in the city since May 4th, but Police Chief Chris Domagalski says it’s important to widen your scope of view when looking at these kinds of incidents.
He tells Seehafer News that there is only one link between all of these incidents.
“The only thing really in common with them is they are close in time,” he explained. “That is something that we see quite frequently. We might not have anything go on for nine months, and then within two or three weeks, we have a couple incidents, and then we don’t have anything for a couple months again.”
The Sheboygan Police Department has an analyst who looks into all sorts of statistics.
When you look at the long term, violent crimes are actually down.
“When you look at the bigger picture, what you see is, over the past 15 years, crime has reduced by over 60% in the City of Sheboygan,” he revealed.
Chief Domagalski also noted that gun crime in Sheboygan is a rarity,
“For a city our size, that is unusual. I think we are doing well,” he said. “We need to put things into context and deal with it from there.”
Chief Domagalski praised the work of his police force in addressing known problem areas and helping teach the public how to spot suspicious activity and how to report it.