Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Delaware city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Wilmington (4,694), followed by Dover (1,944), Newark (764), Milford (748), and Middletown (534).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Delaware cities with high number of Total crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Delaware, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Total crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Delaware cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
Wilmington
Dover
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Milford
Middletown
Seaford
Georgetown
Smyrna
New Castle
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 4694
2 Dover 1944
3 Newark 764
4 Milford 748
5 Middletown 534
6 Seaford 506
7 Georgetown 467
8 Smyrna 344
9 New Castle 246
10 Laurel 234
11 Millsboro 200
12 Camden 197
13 Rehoboth Beach 154
14 Harrington 141
15 Elsmere 130
16 Bethany Beach 81
16 Lewes 81
17 Selbyville 69
18 Delmar 66
19 Delaware City 63
20 Milton 53
21 Bridgeville 44
22 Clayton 41
23 Cheswold 39
24 Dewey Beach 37
25 Blades 32
25 Felton 32
25 Newport 32
26 Ocean View 31
27 Greenwood 29
28 Fenwick Island 28
29 Dagsboro 25
30 Wyoming 21
31 South Bethany 18
32 Frankford 14
33 Ellendale 7
34 Frederica 4
35 Kenton 1
36 Viola 0