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).

There is still time to apply for the 107th Wilmington Police Academy! Applications are due by Friday, September 4. Learn...
09/02/2026

There is still time to apply for the 107th Wilmington Police Academy! Applications are due by Friday, September 4. Learn more and apply online at www.WilmingtonDE.gov/PoliceAcademy

Our next WPD Community Outreach Walk will take place on Thursday, September 3 at 1 pm in the area of 7th and Monroe Stre...
09/02/2026

Our next WPD Community Outreach Walk will take place on Thursday, September 3 at 1 pm in the area of 7th and Monroe Streets.

09/02/2026

Aamir Love has been located, and this Gold Alert has been cancelled.   Original release (August 24):   The Wilmington Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for 16-year-old Aamir ...

09/02/2026

Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred at approximately 9:18 pm in the 800 block of West 7th Street.  Police located a 39-year-old male gunshot victim, who was ...

Our next WPD Coffee with a Cop event will be held tomorrow from 9-11 a.m. at Bernie’s Espresso at the Riverfront Market...
09/01/2026

Our next WPD Coffee with a Cop event will be held tomorrow from 9-11 a.m. at Bernie’s Espresso at the Riverfront Market (3 South Orange Street)!

09/01/2026

The Wilmington Police Department’s Cold Case Unit is asking for the assistance of the public in connection to the 2013 murder of Jermaine Goins. On August 4, 2013 at approximately 6:58 p.m., ...

09/01/2026

Wilmington Police have arrested a woman on gun charges following an investigation. On August 31st at approximately 9:16 a.m., members of the Uniformed Services Division responded to the 2100 block ...

The WPD Youth Response Unit includes mental health professionals who team up with police and victim services with immedi...
09/01/2026

The WPD Youth Response Unit includes mental health professionals who team up with police and victim services with immediate support and care for youth victims of trauma. The unit can provide services in the home, school or community.

Our next WPD Community Resource Fair, and this year’s Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, will be held on Thursday, S...
08/31/2026

Our next WPD Community Resource Fair, and this year’s Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, will be held on Thursday, September 10 from 4-6 p.m. at the William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center (501 North Madison Street). We hope you can join us there!

08/31/2026

Wilmington Police have arrested a wanted man in connection to a burglary incident. On August 28th at approximately 12:06 p.m., a member of the Special Operations Division responded to the 100 ...

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19801

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