Non-emergency police line · Dubuque, IA

(563) 589-4415☎  Call (563) 589-4415

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Non Emergency Police Number in Dubuque, Iowa

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Description

The Dubuque Police Department is the municipal police department for Dubuque.

Location

770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001

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About this agency

AgencyDubuque Police Department
TypeMunicipal police department
Address770 Iowa Street, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001
CountyDubuque County
Official websitecityofdubuque.org
Number last verifiedNov 2026, against cityofdubuque.org

Who answers where. This department answers for addresses inside Dubuque. If you are outside the city limits, the county sheriff or county police usually responds instead. Read how to tell which agency covers your address.

Area served. The city of Dubuque covers 31 square miles of land and has about 58,877 residents, roughly 1,885 people per square mile. That is 60% of the 98,887 people in Dubuque County, which averages 163 per square mile (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 population estimate and land area).

Services and contacts from the agency

File a report online

The police page links a form to file a non-emergency police report and a separate form to send a tip to Crime Stoppers, both through the city’s online service-request system.

Open the online report form →

Get a copy of a police report

As of the city’s Nov 2025 page, the Records Division at 855 Central Avenue issues incident and accident reports for both the Dubuque Police and the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office: (563) 589-4443, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Fees may apply. A local criminal background check for Dubuque County is free, and the sheriff’s fingerprinting appointments are booked through the same office.

How to request records →

Headquarters and other lines

The department works from the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center, 770 Iowa St. The office line is (563) 589-4410, staffed 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays; (563) 589-4415 is non-emergency dispatch. The department is CALEA accredited.

Official page →

Links go to the City of Dubuque’s official website (read from its archived pages, Oct 2026 and Nov 2025). Checked Nov 2026.

Using (563) 589-4415

Use (563) 589-4415 for non-urgent police matters inside Dubuque: noise, a theft or break-in after the suspect has left, an abandoned vehicle, a minor crash with no injuries, or a question about a report. If someone is hurt, in danger or a crime is happening right now, call 911 instead. Read when to call 911 and when to use a non-emergency number.

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