MISSION STATEMENT
The New Castle County Division of Police is dedicated to making communities safer through innovative problem solving and cooperative partnerships.
PHILOSOPHY
To accomplish this mission, there must be a joint effort of cooperation and understanding between the police and the citizens of New Castle County. The cornerstone of this undertaking between police and community is mutual respect and trust.
Every effort must be made, and no opportunity overlooked, to fortify this police-community bond. Each officer will strive to ensure that all citizens view the New Castle County Police Department as an essential part of the community and not as an organization outside or estranged from it.
A good relationship with the community is the sum total of positive interaction between police officers in the performance of their duties and individual members of the community.
A citizen's perception of the Police Department is largely impacted, if not completely determined, by the attitudes and performance of our officers.
The fundamental philosophy of the department, therefore, is to incorporate and maintain a community-oriented police department which is dedicated to improve the quality of life for the citizens of New Castle County.
