Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Delaware city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Wilmington (3,562), followed by Dover (1,877), Newark (730), Middletown (510), and Seaford (498).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2021, 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 2021
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 3562
2 Dover 1877
3 Newark 730
4 Middletown 510
5 Seaford 498
6 Milford 473
7 Smyrna 356
8 Georgetown 318
9 Laurel 211
10 Millsboro 198
11 Camden 190
12 New Castle 189
13 Elsmere 135
14 Harrington 113
15 Rehoboth Beach 111
16 Selbyville 78
17 Dewey Beach 57
18 Lewes 49
19 Delmar 47
20 Milton 43
21 Cheswold 40
22 Bridgeville 34
22 Delaware City 34
23 Newport 31
24 Wyoming 29
25 Clayton 28
26 Ocean View 23
27 Dagsboro 20
28 Fenwick Island 15
28 Greenwood 15
29 Blades 14
30 Ellendale 13
31 Felton 12
32 Frankford 11
33 Frederica 4
33 South Bethany 4