Welcome
to the DeKalb Police web site, brought to you by the
men and women of the DeKalb Police Department
Founded in
1837, DeKalb forms the western anchor of the I-88
corridor. It is 65 miles from downtown Chicago
and 40 miles southeast of Rockford. As the
home of the Northern Illinois University, Illinois'
second largest university, DeKalb is the site of a
wide variety of special events and cultural
activities.
As you explore this site, it is the
department's hope that you will become increasingly
aware of the services and information available
through the DeKalb Police Department. Please use the
available links to find out more about the
department's organization, citizen programs, and
crime prevention information.
Police services in the city
date to 1885 with the founding of the first
"official" police department. Today, our authorized
63 sworn officers providing police protection to a
city city of 45,749
residents and a land area of approximately 15 square
miles. The DeKalb Police Department is committed to
providing professional law enforcement and public
safety services to all citizens of and visitors to
our city.
Learn more
about the department.
Please
contact us
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Bill
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