This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 49 law enforcement agencies employing 2,131 sworn police officers, about 243 for each 100,000 residents.
State agencies
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Delaware Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement
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Delaware Capitol Police
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Delaware Department of Correction
The Delaware Department of Correction is a state agency of Delaware that manages state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Central Administration Building in Dover. At one time the headquarters was located in Smyrna.
Prisons
* Delores J. B ...
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Delaware State Probation and Parole
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Delaware Department of Justice
** Criminal Division
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** Environmental Protection Officers
** Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Officers
** Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Police Officers (State Park Rangers)
* Delaware Office of Animal Welfare (State Animal Control Officers)
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Delaware State Police
*Delaware Office of the Fire Marshal
*Delaware Justice of the Peace Court Constables
County agencies
* New Castle County Police Department
Municipal agencies
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Bethany Beach Police Department
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Blades Police Department
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Bridgeville Police Department
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Camden Police Department
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Cheswold Police Department
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Clayton Police Department
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Dagsboro Police Department
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Delaware City Police Department
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Delmar Police Department
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Dewey Beach Police Department
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Dover Police Department
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Ellendale Police Department
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Elsmere Police Department
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Felton Police Department
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Fenwick Island Police Department
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Frederica Police Department
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Georgetown Police Department
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Greenwood Police Department
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Harrington Police Department
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Kenton Police Department
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Police Department
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Lewes Police Department
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Middletown Police Department
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Milford Police Department
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Millsboro Police Department
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Milton Police Department
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New Castle City Police Department
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Newark Police Department
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Newport Police Department
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Ocean View Police Department
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Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach ( ) is a city on the Atlantic Ocean along the Delaware Beaches in eastern Sussex County, Delaware. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 1,327, reflecting a decline of 161 (11.2%) from the 1,488 counted in the 2000 ce ...
Police Department
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Seaford Police Department
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Selbyville Police Department
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Smyrna
Smyrna ( ; grc, Σμύρνη, Smýrnē, or , ) was a Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to promi ...
Police Department
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South Bethany Police Department
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Wilmington Police Department
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Wyoming
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University agencies
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Delaware State University
Delaware State University (DSU or Del State) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses: one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown. The university encompasses four colle ...
Police Department
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Delaware Technical Community College Public Safety Department
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University of Delaware
The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 ma ...
Police Department
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Wilmington University
Wilmington University (WilmU) is a private university with its main campus in Wilmington Manor, Delaware, with a New Castle street address. - It was founded in 1968 as Wilmington College by educator Dr. Donald E. Ross. As of 2016, the unive ...
Public Safety & Constables
Other agencies
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Bayhealth Medical Center Constable
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Christiana Care Health System Department of Public Safety Constables
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Beebe Healthcare Department of Public Safety
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Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Constables
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Tower Hill School
Tower Hill School is a private college preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, offering instruction for pre-school through 12th grade.
History
Tower Hill was founded in 1919. The school is situated at the high point of Wilmington's neighbo ...
Constables
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Delaware River and Bay Authority
The Delaware River and Bay Authority or DRBA is a bi-state government agency of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Delaware established by an interstate compact in 1962.
The authority operates the Delaware Memorial twin suspension bridges, t ...
Police Department
* Ellendale Recovery Response Center
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Port of Wilmington Harbor Police Department
* Delaware Metropolitan Transit Authority Constables and Public Safety
* Department of Veterans Affairs Police, Wilmington Delaware.
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Law enforcement agencies of Delaware
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