The City of Dover Police Department provides professional law enforcement services to the capital city of the State of Delaware. The City of Dover has a residential population of nearly 40,000 people with an even higher daytime/working population. Home to several historic landmarks, Dover is centrally located in the First State with the City of Wilmington and Delaware's beautiful beach towns just 45 minutes in either direction. Dover is honored to be the home of the Dover Air Force Base and military personnel. Dover is located within three hours of major cities such as Baltimore, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City.