Area Safety Data

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Safest cities in Delaware by reported property-crime rate

Compare validated Delaware city candidates by selected property-offense rate, total offenses, signal, trend, and largest offense category. This is a cautious ranking layer, not a guarantee that one place is safe or unsafe.

Lowest listed rate 15.54 Middletown, DE per 1,000 residents
Validated cities11Current DE city pages
Median rate32.77per 1,000 residents
Highest listed rate61.42Dover, DE
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Delaware city rankings

Default order is lowest reported selected property-offense rate first. Click column headings to sort by count, rate, signal, trend, or largest category.
1 Middletown DE 25,551 397 15.54 87 Decreasing Larceny/theft
2 Elsmere DE 6,221 109 17.52 78 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
3 Newark DE 30,422 606 19.92 82 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
4 Smyrna DE 13,336 267 20.02 85 Decreasing Larceny/theft
5 Millsboro DE 7,724 189 24.47 77 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
6 Wilmington DE 73,179 2,398 32.77 77 Decreasing Larceny/theft
7 New Castle DE 5,699 198 34.74 72 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
8 Milford DE 14,074 509 36.17 68 Mixed Larceny/theft
9 Seaford DE 8,981 420 46.77 66 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
10 Georgetown DE 8,125 419 51.57 55 Increasing Larceny/theft
11 Dover DE 40,311 2,476 61.42 51 Increasing Larceny/theft

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Ranking Lowest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the lowest reported selected property-offense rates among validated city candidates. Ranking Highest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the highest reported selected property-offense rates per resident among validated city candidates. Ranking Most reported selected property offenses Compare the largest reported selected property-offense counts among validated city candidates. State rankings Rankings by state Compare lowest and highest reported property-crime candidates inside each state.