Statewide Emergency Phone Numbers When 911 Goes Down

Monday evening several Delaware emergency services agencies reported a 911 outage. Early reports indicate that the issue affected cities across the country.  Although officials did not provide any technical details about the outage, it is believed to be tied to a Microsoft 365 outage.

We have put this list of emergency numbers together in the event the issue occurs again.

Do not use these numbers for emergency calls unless 911 is down.

County Non-Emergency Numbers

New Castle County Dispatch Non-Emergency – 302-573-2800
Kent County Dispatch Non-Emergency – 302-739-4863
Sussex County Dispatch Non-Emergency – 302-855-7801

Kent County 911 Admin (302)734-6050
Dover PD Admin (302)736-7111
Sussex County 911 (302)855-2970
Rehoboth Beach (302)227-2577

City Non-Emergency Numbers

Bethany Beach Police Department – 302-539-1000
Blades Police Department – 302-629-0199
Bridgeville Police Department – 302-337-8302
Camden Police Department – 302-698-9232
Cheswold Police Department – 302-734-6991
Clayton Police Department – 302-653-8186
Dagsboro Police Department – 302-732-3777
Delaware City Police Department – 302-836-6344
Delmar Police Department – 410 – 896-3131
Dewey Beach Police Department – 302-227-1110
Dover Police Department – 302-736-7111
Ellendale Police Department – 302-422-3584
Elsmere Police Department – 302-998-1173
Felton Police Department – 302-284-8441
Fenwick Island Police Department – 302-539-2000
Frederica Police Department – 302-335-5100
Georgetown Police Department – 302-856-6613
Greenwood Police Department – 302-349-4822
Harrington Police Department – 302-398-4495
Laurel Police Department – 302-875-2244
Lewes Police Department – 302-645-6264
Middletown Police Department – 302-376-9950
Milford Police Department – 302-422-8081
Millsboro Police Department – 302-934-8174
Milton Police Department – 302-855-2980
New Castle Police Department – 302-322-9800
Newark Police Department – 302-366-7111
Newport Police Department – 302-995-1411
Ocean View Police Department – 302-539-1111
Rehoboth Beach Police Department – 302-227-2577
Seaford Police Department – 302-629-6644
Selbyville Police Department – 302-436-5085
Smyrna Police Department – 302-653-9217
South Bethany Police Department – 302-539-3996
Wilmington Police Department – 302-654-5151
Wyoming Police Department – 302-697-7960

University Police Departments

Delaware State University Police Department – 302-302.857.7911
Delaware Technical Community College Public Safety Department – 302-454-3938
University of Delaware Police Department – 302-831-2222
Wilmington University Public Safety & Constables

  • New Castle Campus (302) 325-3333
  • Wilson Graduate Center (302) 325-3333
  • Dover Site (302) 325-3333
  • Athletics Complex (302) 325-3333
  • Brandywine Campus (302) 325-3333
  • Dover Air Force Base (302) 677-6666
  • Georgetown (302) 259-6241
  • Rowan College at Burlington County – Mount Laurel (856) 222-9311 ext. 2100
  • Rowan College at Burlington County – Pemberton (609) 894-9311 ext. 1100
  • Cumberland County College (856) 200-4706
  • Rowan College at Gloucester County (856) 464-5207 ext. 4444
  • Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (North Hanover P.D.) (609) 758-2522 ext. 223/227
  • Cecil College (410) 287-1000 ext. 606
Delaware State Police

New Castle County

Troop 1
603 Philadelphia Pike
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 761-6677

Troop 2
100 Corporal Stephen J Ballard Way
Newark, DE 19702
(302) 834-2620

Troop 6
3301 Kirkwood Highway
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 633-5000

Troop 9
414 Main Street
Odessa, DE 19730
(302) 378-5749

Kent County

Troop 3
3759 South State Street
Camden, DE 19934
(302) 697-4454

Sussex County

Troop 4
23652 Shortly Rd
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-5850

Troop 5
9265 Public Safety Way
Bridgeville, DE 19933
(302) 337-1090

Troop 7
19444 Mulberry Knoll Road
Lewes, DE 19958
(302) 644-5020

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