Public Safety

The City of Dillingham has a year-round resident population of approximately 2,300 people.  During the peak fishery months, May through July, the population can swell from 5,000 to 8,000 people. 

The Public Safety Department, located at 404 D Street (adjacent to the skating rink and across the street form Bristol Express ) provides animal control, department of motor vehicles, a corrections facility, traffic enforcement, patrol, investigations, and other functions to increase safety within the community.     

Dispatch Center.  Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Dillingham Police Department Dispatch Center is the public safety answering point for northern Bristol Bay and 38 surrounding communities. In addition to dispatching police patrol officers, the Dispatch Center handles communications for the Dillingham Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, and the Dillingham post of the Alaska State Troopers/Fish & Wildlife Protection. 

Corrections Facility
The Dillingham Department of Public Safety operates a contract for an eight-bed correctional facility with the State of Alaska Department of Corrections.