Colby Police Department

Colby Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Colby in Thomas County, Kansas, based at 585 N Franklin Avenue. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Colby limits in Thomas County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Colby sits along Kansas travel and commerce routes that bring daily traffic through the area, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Colby should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Colby city, KS has an estimated population of 5,389.