Wilmington Department of Police - Delaware

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 firearm 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).

Our next WPD Community Resource Fair will take place on Thursday, October 8 from 4-6 p.m. in Helen Chambers Park (700 bl...
09/16/2026

Our next WPD Community Resource Fair will take place on Thursday, October 8 from 4-6 p.m. in Helen Chambers Park (700 block of West 6th Street). We hope to see you there!

09/16/2026

The victim in this incident who succumbed to his injuries has been identified as 22-year-old Jaonte Holland.   This incident remains under investigation and further details will be released ...

Our next Wilmington Community Outreach Walk will take place on Thursday, September 17 at 1 p.m. in the area of Vandever ...
09/16/2026

Our next Wilmington Community Outreach Walk will take place on Thursday, September 17 at 1 p.m. in the area of Vandever Avenue and Thatcher Street.

09/16/2026

Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun charges following an investigation. On September 10th, members of the Safe Streets Task Force initiated a firearm investigation into 18-year-old ...

The Wilmington Police Department’s Community Engagement Unit includes police officers assigned to each of our patrol dis...
09/16/2026

The Wilmington Police Department’s Community Engagement Unit includes police officers assigned to each of our patrol districts, who work hand-in-hand with residents to help troubleshoot issues affecting our neighborhoods.

09/16/2026

Wilmington Police are investigating a fatal shooting incident that occurred at approximately 10:50 pm in the area of West 7th and North Washington Streets. Police located a 22-year-old male ...

09/15/2026

Wilmington Police have arrested a man in connection to a shots fired incident. On September 14th at approximately 1:09 p.m., members of the Gun Intelligence Unit were in the area of East 23rd and ...

If you see something say something. We encourage members of the public to report any suspicious activity to police.
09/15/2026

If you see something say something. We encourage members of the public to report any suspicious activity to police.

09/15/2026

Wilmington Police have arrested a man in connection to a shooting incident following an investigation. On September 13th at approximately 7:15 p.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division ...

The Wilmington Police Department is proud to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agenci...
09/15/2026

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

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+13026545151

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