Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Delaware city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Wilmington (4,210), followed by Dover (2,399), Newark (793), Milford (669), and Seaford (546).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2019, 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 2019
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 4210
2 Dover 2399
3 Newark 793
4 Milford 669
5 Seaford 546
6 Middletown 518
7 Georgetown 355
8 Laurel 287
9 Smyrna 278
10 Millsboro 248
11 New Castle 246
12 Camden 178
13 Elsmere 144
14 Rehoboth Beach 138
15 Harrington 112
16 Bridgeville 89
17 Bethany Beach 83
18 Delmar 68
19 Delaware City 63
20 Lewes 49
20 Selbyville 49
21 Milton 44
22 Clayton 42
23 Newport 34
24 Cheswold 33
25 Blades 27
25 Wyoming 27
26 Greenwood 25
27 Dewey Beach 23
28 Ocean View 20
29 Felton 19
30 Dagsboro 17
31 Ellendale 15