Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Delaware city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Wilmington (1,004), followed by Dover (358), Newark (96), Milford (88), and Seaford (81).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, 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 2021
Wilmington
Dover
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Seaford
Middletown
Smyrna
Laurel
Georgetown
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 1004
2 Dover 358
3 Newark 96
4 Milford 88
5 Seaford 81
6 Middletown 61
6 Smyrna 61
7 Laurel 60
8 Georgetown 54
9 Elsmere 34
10 Harrington 31
11 Dewey Beach 20
11 Millsboro 20
12 New Castle 18
13 Camden 17
14 Lewes 10
14 Newport 10
14 Rehoboth Beach 10
15 Selbyville 9
16 Cheswold 8
16 Milton 8
16 Wyoming 8
17 Clayton 7
17 Delaware City 7
17 Delmar 7
17 Greenwood 7
18 Blades 4
18 Bridgeville 4
18 Felton 4
19 Frankford 3
19 Ocean View 3
20 Ellendale 2
21 Dagsboro 1
21 Fenwick Island 1
21 Frederica 1
22 South Bethany 0