| 1841 |
City was known as the Village of Southport. The population was 642.
The streets and highways were lanes of mud in wet weather. Records show the first
"Marshall" being Waters Townslee. |
| 1850 |
Southport changed to Kenosha, with one Constable. City of Kenosha was
incorporated. |
| 1880 |
Population 5,039 with two police officers, one days and one nights. Their
duty was to fill the four kerosene street lamps in Kenosha. |
| 1890 |
Population 6,532, five officers on the department. Jobs were strictly
political. Civil Service in the year 1907. Communications, "Roundsmen", traveled
on bikes delivering messages from headquarters to the officers walking their beat.
The police salary was raised to $55 a month. The new big thing, was the
city decided the police should have uniforms, but they would have to pay
for them themselves. The city would buy the other equipment and it would
remain the property of the city. The council also voted to give them
$20 a piece to buy an overcoat. |
| 1903 |
The Police and Fire Commission was created |
| 1910 |
Population 21,371, thirteen officers on the department. Station house
located above the Fire Department downtown. Two horse patrol wagons. Police Chief had his
own horse and buggy. Switchboard at station and police call boxes were installed. |
| 1913 |
Motor driven patrol wagon was put into service.
October 12th, the police had their first ambulance call. A man was hit by
a motorcycle. They were able to exceed 45 mph. |
| 1920 |
Recall System, lights and bells installed. |
| 1923 |
First Police Woman was hired. Motorized patrol wagon, three touring cars
and five motorcycles.
Identification Expert hired, thousands of prints and photographs
taken in the first year. |
| 1925 |
Police Department temporarily moved to corner of 8th Avenue and 56th
Street. |
| 1930 |
Population 50,262, seventy three men, two women served on the police
department. |
| 1934 |
John Dillinger days, Police Department acquired an armored car. Second to
Milwaukee in one way radio communication. |
| 1957 |
91 Police Officers assigned to the Kenosha Police Department |
| 1958 |
First teletype hookup and Polygraph or lie detector |
| 1962 |
105 Officers and 4 civilians |
| 1965 |
115 officers and 15 civilian workers. Matching the increase in numbers of
officers, law enforcement in Kenosha has advanced quite rapidly in the Sciences of the Law
Enforcement Field. |
| 1979 |
153 officers and 29 civilians. |
| 1982 |
Moved to the new Public Safety Building at 1000-55th Street. |
| 1992 |
163 officers and 12 civilians. |
| 1994 |
168 officers and 12 civilians. |
| 1996 |
Population 85,685, 172 officers and 12 civilians. In car computers
installed. |
| 1998 |
Population 87,000, first computerized Polygraph system. 99.9% accurate |
| 2000 |
Population 88,000, 180 officers, completed new networking
system within the whole department |
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