Safest Cities in Delaware (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Delaware has 38 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 360.8 per 100K.

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Cities Tracked

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Safest City Rate

309.7

Median City Rate

4433.5

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Delaware

#CityPopulationViolent RateMurder RateProperty RateGrade
1Ellendale5580.00.0896.1A
2South Bethany5200.00.0576.9A
3Viola1490.00.0671.1A
4Townsend2,86234.90.0349.4A
5Ocean View3,03565.90.0560.1B+
6Greenwood1,12389.00.01157.6B
7Selbyville3,28691.30.01430.3B
8Clayton4,545110.00.0506.1C+
9Frankford905110.50.0773.5C+
10Middletown25,594125.00.01543.3C+
11Delaware City1,912156.90.0575.3C
12Lewes3,704162.00.0540.0C
13Dagsboro992201.60.01411.3D+
14Bridgeville2,920239.70.01198.6D+
15Elsmere6,135244.50.01776.7D+
16Fenwick Island388257.70.02061.9D+
17Milton3,793263.60.01001.8D+
18Felton1,369292.20.01534.0D
19Cheswold2,379294.20.0966.8D
20Newark30,030309.73.31998.0D
21Camden4,364320.80.04193.4D
22New Castle5,552378.20.03530.3F
23Harrington3,888385.80.02057.6F
24Millsboro7,883418.612.72359.5F
25Newport892448.40.03026.9F

Most Dangerous Cities in Delaware

#CityPopulationViolent RateMurder RateGrade
1Dewey Beach4064433.50.0F
2Laurel4,4101451.222.7F
3Seaford8,9981133.60.0F
4Wilmington71,9581127.034.7F
5Dover40,0871012.817.5F
6Milford14,028791.321.4F
7Blades1,336748.50.0F
8Georgetown8,117702.20.0F
9Bethany Beach1,093640.40.0F
10Rehoboth Beach1,258635.90.0F
11Delmar2,279614.30.0F
12Wyoming1,926571.10.0F
13Smyrna13,386485.60.0F
14Newport892448.40.0F
15Millsboro7,883418.612.7F

All 38 Cities in Delaware

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 38 cities
#CityPop.Violent RateGrade
1Ellendale5580.0A
2South Bethany5200.0A
3Viola1490.0A
4Townsend2,86234.9A
5Ocean View3,03565.9B+
6Greenwood1,12389.0B
7Selbyville3,28691.3B
8Clayton4,545110.0C+
9Frankford905110.5C+
10Middletown25,594125.0C+
11Delaware City1,912156.9C
12Lewes3,704162.0C
13Dagsboro992201.6D+
14Bridgeville2,920239.7D+
15Elsmere6,135244.5D+
16Fenwick Island388257.7D+
17Milton3,793263.6D+
18Felton1,369292.2D
19Cheswold2,379294.2D
20Newark30,030309.7D
21Camden4,364320.8D
22New Castle5,552378.2F
23Harrington3,888385.8F
24Millsboro7,883418.6F
25Newport892448.4F
26Smyrna13,386485.6F
27Wyoming1,926571.1F
28Delmar2,279614.3F
29Rehoboth Beach1,258635.9F
30Bethany Beach1,093640.4F
31Georgetown8,117702.2F
32Blades1,336748.5F
33Milford14,028791.3F
34Dover40,0871012.8F
35Wilmington71,9581127.0F
36Seaford8,9981133.6F
37Laurel4,4101451.2F
38Dewey Beach4064433.5F

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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