Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the Delaware city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Wilmington (4,601), followed by Dover (2,111), Newark (767), Milford (650), and Middletown (501).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2018, 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 2018
Wilmington
Dover
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Middletown
Seaford
Georgetown
Smyrna
New Castle
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2018
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 4601
2 Dover 2111
3 Newark 767
4 Milford 650
5 Middletown 501
6 Seaford 484
7 Georgetown 417
8 Smyrna 318
9 New Castle 241
10 Laurel 223
11 Millsboro 190
12 Camden 157
13 Rehoboth Beach 155
14 Harrington 146
15 Elsmere 120
16 Lewes 72
17 Bethany Beach 65
17 Selbyville 65
18 Delmar 58
19 Milton 47
20 Clayton 45
21 Delaware City 40
22 Bridgeville 37
23 Dewey Beach 31
24 Felton 28
24 Newport 28
25 Dagsboro 27
26 Ocean View 26
27 Cheswold 25
28 Blades 24
29 Greenwood 20
30 Wyoming 18
31 Ellendale 10
32 South Bethany 7