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You Belong in DeKalb

You Belong in DeKalbYou Belong in DeKalbYou Belong in DeKalb

Birthplace of Barbed Wire. Home of Northern Illinois University. 

You Belong in DeKalb

You Belong in DeKalbYou Belong in DeKalbYou Belong in DeKalb

Birthplace of Barbed Wire. Home of Northern Illinois University. 

This is the way, the DPD Way

Two female officers with child at community event.

Plenty to Offer

From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired

Plenty to Offer

Officers have the ability to work on  our bike patrol, motorcycle unit, K9, special operations group (SOT), drug and gang unit, school resource officers,

community policing, and CIT.

One male and one female officer at National Night Out holding #ProudlyDeKalb sign.

Proud to Serve

From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired

Plenty to Offer

A city where our families, businesses, and culture prosper in an environment in which all people are treated with dignity, equity, and respect.

Two female officers standing alongside Special Olympics Olympian holding #proudlydekalb sign.

From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired

From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired

From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired

Founded in 1856, the City of DeKalb forms the western anchor of the I-88 corridor. It is 60 miles from downtown Chicago and 30 miles southeast of Rockford. As the home of Northern Illinois University, Illinois' second largest university, DeKalb is the site of a wide variety of special events and cultural activities.

Chief's Corner

Citizen Police Review Board

The mission of the Citizen Police Review Board is to promote the highest principles of professional police conduct including, but not limited to, fairness, empathy, and consistency in police and community relations, the use of force, and the investigation of citizen complaints.

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Contact DeKalb Police

Non-Emergency

815-748-8400


Records/FOIA

815-748-8413


Crime Free Housing

815-748-2374

DeKalb Police Department

700 West Lincoln Highway, Dekalb, Illinois 60115, United States


700 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115       815-748-8400

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