First, all the crimes resulted in arrests except the library assault and the arson fires. Second, little could have been done by police to prevent them. You'd have to be psychic to be proactive. I want to look at 2000 as an anomaly. If it is a trend, we will have one hell of a 2001.
Every jurisdiction has ups and downs.
To keep it positive, I would like to think that was just a bad year. In 2000, there were 135 felony arrests in Kaukauna, up sharply from the 76 recorded in 1999, but less of an increase from the 104 felony arrest cases in 1997. Statistically, Kaukauna remains a safer city than most, said Tom Everson of the state Office of Justice Assistance. Kaukauna's crime rate for 2000 computes to 2.14 crimes per 100 residents. The state average is 3.14 crimes for every 100 people.