Violent crime
337 per 100,000 residents, per year
Not published for this city
−7% vs. the previous 12 months
Data through June 2026, FBI Crime Data Explorer
Crime in Delaware
The violent crime rate in Delaware is 337 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 6% above the U.S. rate of 318, and the 19th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. Violent crime is down 7% from the previous 12 months, and down 17% since 2018.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
1,467 per 100,000 residents, per year
Not published for this city
−14% vs. the previous 12 months
All reported
1,804 per 100,000 residents, per year
Not published for this city
Annual rates per 100,000 residents, counted the FBI’s way, the same as every city on this site.
What counts, and who reported
Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. The agencies that reported serve 100% of the state’s 1,059,952 residents, and rates are taken over the population they serve. How we count
Where Delaware sits among the states
violent, per 100k, per year337
Delaware has the 19th-highest violent crime rate of the 50 states and D.C., and the 20th-highest property crime rate.
Maine 89U.S. 318Washington, D.C. 786
The ring is Delaware; the tick is the rate for the whole country.
Reported crime by type
12 months to Jun 2026- Homicide3.3 (U.S. 3.9)−15% vs. U.S.
- Rape14 (U.S. 35)−61% vs. U.S.
- Robbery41 (U.S. 46)−10% vs. U.S.
- Aggravated assault279 (U.S. 233)+20% vs. U.S.
- Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson1,467 (U.S. 1,473)same as U.S.
See the table, with the change on the previous 12 months
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | U.S. per 100k | vs. U.S. | vs. previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomicideViolent | — | 3.3 | 3.9 | −15% | −34% |
| RapeViolent | — | 14 | 35 | −61% | −37% |
| RobberyViolent | — | 41 | 46 | −10% | +2% |
| Aggravated assaultViolent | — | 279 | 233 | +20% | −6% |
| Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson | — | 1,467 | 1,473 | no change | −14% |
The FBI publishes property crime for states as a single total, so it is not broken down here. Red means more than in the previous 12 months, green means fewer.
Since 2018
per 100k, per yearViolent crime rate by year
Homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault per 100,000 residents
| Year | Violent crime rate in Delaware |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 423 |
| 2019 | 423 |
| 2020 | 442 |
| 2022 | 394 |
| 2023 | 399 |
| 2024 | 368 |
| 2025 | 350 |
Homicide rate by year
Homicides per 100,000 residents
| Year | Homicide rate in Delaware |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 4.2 |
Why there is no 2021
No figure for 2021: that year the FBI switched every agency to its new reporting system (NIBRS), and so many had not switched yet that national coverage fell too low for a rate. The dotted line only joins the years on either side.
City in Delaware
1 city page, per 100k, per year| # | City | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | vs. Delaware | Residents | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington7th of 302 | 1,277 | 2,748 | +279% | 73,773 | Jun 2026 |
How to read this table
The line under the city is its place among the 302 cities and county areas on this site, highest rate first. Its rate uses the same FBI definitions as the state, so it can be read against the Delaware figure directly.
County police and sheriff areas in Delaware
1 page, per 100k, per year| # | Area | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | vs. Delaware | Residents served | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Castle County (County Police)262nd of 302 | 137 | 551 | −59% | 439,696 | May 2026 |
What a county area covers
A county police department or sheriff’s office is not the whole county: each row is the area that agency patrols, mostly the parts of the county without a police department of their own, with the population it serves according to the FBI. Cities with their own police are in the table above. Same FBI definitions as the state and the cities, so every row compares.
Neighboring states
per 100k, per year| State | Violent | Property | Homicide | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 337 | 1,467 | 3.3 | 19 |
| Maryland | 336 | 1,726 | 4.5 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | 223 | 1,297 | 3.9 | 35 |
| New Jersey | 189 | 1,206 | 1.7 | 45 |
Rank among the 50 states and D.C. by violent crime rate, 1 being the highest. Same FBI window for every state: the 12 months to June 2026.
Common questions
answered with the data aboveIs Delaware safe?
By reported violent crime, Delaware is above the national level: 337 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, against 318 for the U.S. Wilmington, the one Delaware city on this site, runs 1,277.
What is the violent crime rate in Delaware?
337 per 100,000 residents per year, counting homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault reported to the FBI over the 12 months to June 2026. The property crime rate is 1,467 per 100,000.
Is crime in Delaware going up or down?
It is going down: violent crime −7% and property crime −14% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before. Since 2018 the violent crime rate is down 17%.
Source and dates
FBI CDE- Source
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, via the FBI Crime Data Explorer: monthly offense counts and the population served by the agencies that reported
- Latest 12 months
- July 2025 to June 2026
- Reporting coverage
- Agencies serving 100% of residents
- History on this site
- 2018 to 2025 by year (no 2021), and month by month since January 2018
- Update schedule
- We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months that agencies across the country have reported in full.
- Methodology
- How we count, and what the numbers leave out