Crime in Delaware: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Delaware since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

346.9 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,559.2 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
43murders2025: 4.1 per 100,000.

Delaware since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Delaware 0206413619825 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Delaware 01654330849636617 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20253,677346.9434083,04116,5271,559.21,6481,992
20243,870367.9614983,10618,5341,761.91,8692,223
20234,084394.0465433,26820,0681,936.31,8522,574
20223,996392.4495853,09720,2011,983.62,0861,783
20214,212419.2975653,22718,9041,881.42,3941,666
20204,262431.9737003,22819,3551,961.42,5081,665
20194,128422.7477892,96321,9322,245.62,9841,605
20184,079422.5468612,83822,4052,320.63,1541,471
20174,377457.3511,0822,89323,4302,448.13,9601,362
20164,859510.0581,3593,13126,3702,767.95,0281,530
20154,760504.2621,2403,09725,5452,705.84,7971,193
20144,568488.1501,2712,85727,9152,982.55,7651,265
20134,633500.7411,2332,96029,0013,134.46,2991,355
20125,048550.5561,4983,24530,7073,348.47,3891,438
20115,144566.4481,5583,23131,1633,431.57,6171,545
20105,608623.3511,8393,39231,0783,453.97,5501,935
20095,713645.4411,6803,59729,6853,353.86,9431,906
20086,187708.6571,8473,91231,3853,594.76,7832,557
20076,100705.4391,7633,95729,2163,378.56,4202,342
20065,983701.0421,7913,73329,6703,476.46,3372,884
20055,332633.4371,3063,61226,2453,117.95,8112,349
20045,105615.0281,3433,37727,2563,283.65,6692,302
20035,525675.3211,4413,69327,9433,415.36,0662,944
20024,836600.0261,1543,29826,9673,346.05,3553,057
20014,868611.1231,1563,26927,3993,439.55,1442,779
20005,363684.4251,3943,52029,7273,793.65,2163,151
19995,534734.4241,4923,48930,9224,103.65,2453,043
19985,672762.4211,4453,70734,2304,600.86,3953,186
19975,753785.9221,7833,52036,5784,997.06,4214,253
19964,845668.3311,3043,05630,6434,226.65,8303,148
19955,198725.0251,4253,17331,7904,433.86,4912,970
19944,549644.3331,1412,82929,9714,245.26,1982,945
19934,801685.9351,3072,92029,3044,186.36,2442,207
19924,280621.2321,0422,61529,1264,227.36,5982,109
19914,857714.3371,4602,77235,0555,155.17,6682,551
19904,365655.2331,0982,64731,3444,705.16,4652,957
19893,745556.5349342,20828,9984,308.86,0722,632
19882,981451.7347841,67228,6934,347.46,8682,001
19872,774430.7337891,51129,0324,508.16,5722,007
19862,703427.0317861,52627,8814,404.66,5981,721
19852,695433.3307731,59628,1644,528.06,8261,700
19842,671435.7257111,63528,0214,571.16,6781,596
19832,746453.1256991,79330,3785,012.97,4142,056
19823,370559.8327372,41535,0675,825.18,6982,478
19813,044509.0408441,99036,9586,180.39,6272,572
19802,824474.8418151,82437,4826,301.89,6982,707
19793,127537.3337532,17934,8535,988.58,8902,882

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 1998: The state UCR Program was unable to provide 1998 forcible rape figures in accordance with national UCR guidelines. The 1998 forcible rape total for Delaware was estimated by reducing the number of reported offenses by the proportion of male forcible rape victims statewide.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Kent County2025381.51,912.717
New Castle County2025275.5973.310
Sussex County2025280.11,045.222

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Delaware?
In 2025, 346.9 violent and 1,559.2 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Delaware (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Delaware?
43 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 4.1 per 100,000.

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