Explore police hiring resources in Delaware.

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-25. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• The overview says the online application is prescreened for eligibility, but does not supply a complete current age, education, citizenship, license or disqualifier list. Obtain the actual announcement and candidate instructions before deciding whether you qualify.
• Background review covers education, employment, military service when applicable, finances, drug use, criminal and traffic history, with reference interviews. A list of review topics does not make prior military or police service mandatory. Ask recruitment how applicants without paid work or military history should document the applicable sections.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

The reviewed overview does not establish a current lateral vacancy, out-of-state equivalency, experience threshold, academy waiver, pay placement or seniority credit. A county academy reference is not a county job or automatic certification transfer. Obtain the current certified-officer announcement if applicable.

Recruiting contact

Needs confirmation

Hiring outline

1. Submit the current online application through the employer's verified careers route. The overview describes eligibility prescreening and invitation to a testing date. The linked Join Delaware application portal was not inspected, so its current documents, deadline and submission steps remain unverified.
2. Eligible applicants take a written examination in the morning and physical testing in the afternoon. The written exam is the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST), with a published passing score of 70%. POST here is the examination name, not a Delaware certification credential. Confirm the current exam and candidate materials directly.
3. Applicants who pass both tests receive an extensive background application with an employer-assigned return date. The oral interview is then described for candidates who passed written and physical testing; the panel consists of an administrative captain, patrol supervisor and patrol officer. The page encourages interview preparation, without disclosing actual questions.
4. Candidates successful in written, physical and oral phases proceed to a detective-led background investigation. The page describes reference interviews and review of applicable personal history. Provide sensitive records only through a verified employer submission process.
5. Applicants successful through the process are ranked and scheduled for the chief's interview. A hiring decision leads to a conditional offer, pending medical and psychological examinations. The medical examination includes a drug screen. The source does not establish an exact scheduling order between those two examinations.
6. The overview says hired applicants attend and complete a 30-week New Castle County Police Training Academy course. It does not establish current tuition coverage, paid recruit status, start date, repayment agreement or academy exemption for certified officers. Confirm those terms before relying on an offer.

Physical testing

The undated overview publishes 26 sit-ups, 16 push-ups in one minute and a 1.5-mile run in 15:37. Its sentence does not separately state a sit-up time limit. It places physical testing after the written exam and says the purpose is to meet academy minimums. Current cohort thresholds, event technique, accommodations, retesting and any age/sex variations are not established here. No numerical fitness preset or individualized training prescription is created from the ambiguous wording.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial process guide, not a verified active job advertisement. Police contact: 302-322-9800 and Police@newcastlecity.delaware.gov, 1 Municipal Boulevard. The non-emergency response number is separate. The city career gateway's public-service specialist is not a sworn vacancy. Current pay, benefits, complete minimums, vacancy status, application deadline and academy funding remain unverified. No invented annual salary, deadline, confidential questions or active-opening markup.

No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.

Recruiter contact, hiring stages, physical-test standards, benefits and incentives need confirmation. Use official sources; missing information does not mean unavailable.