Wilmington Department of Police - Delaware

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Wilmington Department of Police - Delaware We provide law enforcement services to Delaware’s largest city. Account not monitored 24/7.

The Wilmington Police Department is responsible for providing law enforcement services to Delaware’s largest city. The agency traces its roots in public safety and service to the year 1739, and presently includes 319 sworn police officers in addition to civilian support staff. The department has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 1994 and is committed to providing professional law enforcement and investigative services. In recent years, the Wilmington Police Department has adopted a range of research-based, proven crime reduction strategies, including:

- Community Policing (with each and every member of the agency serving as a community policing officer);

- CompStat Methodology (applying business management principles to policing to ensure greater levels of focus and accountability);

- District Integrity (assigning the same officers to the same neighborhood each time they report for duty);

- Intelligence-Led Policing (leveraging the department’s Real Time Crime Center to help gather and disseminate intelligence to all personnel);

- Group Violence Intervention (blending law enforcement and social service provision into a holistic crime prevention strategy); and

- The integration of NIBIN fi***rm and ballistic tracing and analysis and the launch of an embedded Crime Gun Intelligence Center in partnership with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, To***co, Fi****ms and Explosives (ATF).

10/16/2026

Wilmington Police have arrested three men in connection to a shooting incident following an investigation. On September 23rd at approximately 6:44 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division ...

We encourage the public to report criminal activity to police - and besides calling 9-1-1 for emergencies or (302) 654-5...
10/16/2026

We encourage the public to report criminal activity to police - and besides calling 9-1-1 for emergencies or (302) 654-5151 (our non-emergency number), you can also call our Crime Tip Hotline.

Flashback Friday: In this photo, a Wilmington Police crossing guard helps block traffic so children can cross an interse...
10/16/2026

Flashback Friday: In this photo, a Wilmington Police crossing guard helps block traffic so children can cross an intersection safely. Our department continues to hire crossing guards to help ensure the safety of children before and after school.

10/16/2026

Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred at approximately 12:25 a.m. in the 2800 block of Rosemont Avenue.   Police located a 44-year-old male gunshot victim, ...

10/15/2026

Wilmington Police have arrested a man in connection to a burglary spree following an investigation. Throughout the months of September and October, members of the Uniformed Services Division ...

The WPD Cold Case Unit continues to investigate the 2013 murder of Shyheim Buford, and encourages anyone with informatio...
10/15/2026

The WPD Cold Case Unit continues to investigate the 2013 murder of Shyheim Buford, and encourages anyone with information to contact police. WilmingtonDE.gov/ColdCase

Throwback Thursday: This photo shows some of our former police vehicles parked at police headquarters.
10/15/2026

Throwback Thursday: This photo shows some of our former police vehicles parked at police headquarters.

The next Wilmington Police Community Resource Fair will be held indoors on Thursday, November 5 from 4-6 pm at the MSK C...
10/14/2026

The next Wilmington Police Community Resource Fair will be held indoors on Thursday, November 5 from 4-6 pm at the MSK Community Center (1009 Sycamore Street). We hope you can join some of our officers and several dozen community partners and resource providers!

Our next WPD Community Outreach Walk will take place on Thursday, October 15 at 1 pm in the area of North Market and Go...
10/14/2026

Our next WPD Community Outreach Walk will take place on Thursday, October 15 at 1 pm in the area of North Market and Gordon Streets.

The Wilmington Police Department is proud to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agenci...
10/14/2026

The Wilmington Police Department is proud to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, and to have held this status since 1994.

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300 N Walnut Street
Wilmington, DE
19801

Telephone

+13026545151

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