Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Delaware city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Wilmington (3,714), followed by Dover (1,882), Newark (717), Milford (572), and Seaford (530).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, 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 2020
Wilmington
Dover
Newark
Milford
Seaford
Middletown
Georgetown
Smyrna
Millsboro
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 3714
2 Dover 1882
3 Newark 717
4 Milford 572
5 Seaford 530
6 Middletown 494
7 Georgetown 324
8 Smyrna 291
9 Millsboro 222
10 Camden 220
11 Laurel 215
12 New Castle 196
13 Elsmere 139
14 Harrington 118
15 Rehoboth Beach 106
16 Bridgeville 68
17 Bethany Beach 63
18 Selbyville 53
19 Delmar 52
20 Delaware City 43
21 Lewes 38
22 Newport 36
23 Milton 34
24 Cheswold 32
25 Clayton 23
25 Wyoming 23
26 Ocean View 18
27 Greenwood 16
28 Felton 14
29 Blades 13
29 Dewey Beach 13
29 Fenwick Island 13
30 Dagsboro 11
31 Frankford 3