Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the Delaware city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Wilmington (4,834), followed by Dover (2,192), Newark (882), Milford (648), and Middletown (570).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2016, 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.
Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016
Wilmington
Dover
Newark
Milford
Middletown
Seaford
Georgetown
Smyrna
New Castle
Laurel
Ranking of Delaware Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Wilmington 4834
2 Dover 2192
3 Newark 882
4 Milford 648
5 Middletown 570
6 Seaford 479
7 Georgetown 451
8 Smyrna 380
9 New Castle 221
10 Laurel 214
11 Camden 210
12 Millsboro 199
13 Elsmere 179
14 Rehoboth Beach 156
15 Harrington 146
16 Delaware City 88
17 Selbyville 87
18 Delmar 79
19 Bethany Beach 71
20 Bridgeville 68
21 Lewes 66
22 Dewey Beach 59
23 Clayton 43
24 Newport 38
25 Milton 35
26 Blades 34
27 Ocean View 32
28 Dagsboro 29
29 Wyoming 28
30 Cheswold 23
31 Felton 22
32 Greenwood 21
33 Fenwick Island 18
34 Frankford 15
34 South Bethany 15
35 Ellendale 12