Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Delaware city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Wilmington (1,142), followed by Dover (264), Milford (103), Newark (96), and Middletown (75).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Delaware cities with high number of Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent Crimes in 2017
Wilmington
Dover
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Newark
Middletown
Smyrna
Seaford
Laurel
Georgetown
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 1142
2 Dover 264
3 Milford 103
4 Newark 96
5 Middletown 75
6 Smyrna 63
7 Seaford 59
8 Laurel 54
9 Georgetown 45
10 Harrington 21
11 New Castle 18
12 Camden 16
12 Elsmere 16
13 Millsboro 15
14 Clayton 13
14 Selbyville 13
15 Rehoboth Beach 10
16 Delaware City 9
17 Cheswold 8
17 Delmar 8
17 Wyoming 8
18 Blades 7
18 Dewey Beach 7
18 Milton 7
19 Bridgeville 6
20 Newport 5
21 Dagsboro 4
21 Greenwood 4
21 Lewes 4
21 Ocean View 4
22 Bethany Beach 3
23 Ellendale 2
24 Felton 1
24 Frankford 1
24 Frederica 1
25 Fenwick Island 0
25 Kenton 0
25 South Bethany 0
25 Viola 0