Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023

Updated on September 30, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Delaware city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Wilmington (3,522), followed by Dover (1,993), Newark (637), Milford (614), and Middletown (523).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2023, 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 2023
Wilmington
Dover
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Middletown
Seaford
Georgetown
Smyrna
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Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 3522
2 Dover 1993
3 Newark 637
4 Milford 614
5 Middletown 523
6 Seaford 454
7 Georgetown 399
8 Smyrna 364
9 Camden 227
10 New Castle 220
11 Laurel 207
12 Millsboro 190
13 Elsmere 124
14 Rehoboth Beach 115
15 Bethany Beach 105
16 Selbyville 85
17 Harrington 82
18 Delmar 58
19 Bridgeville 48
19 Lewes 48
20 Dewey Beach 41
20 Newport 41
21 Felton 36
22 Milton 34
23 Clayton 28
24 Blades 27
25 Greenwood 26
26 Wyoming 23
27 Cheswold 22
27 Ocean View 22
28 Delaware City 18
29 Townsend 15
30 South Bethany 11
31 Ellendale 10
32 Frankford 9
33 Dagsboro 8