| | Lewes, DE | Salem, MA | United States |
| | 13.5 | 16.8 | 22.7 |
| | 37.3 | 39 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Lewes, Delaware | Crime Index |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 13.8 |
| Crisfield, MD | 14.1 |
| Newark, MD | 16.7 |
| Frankford, DE | 18.3 |
| Berlin, MD | 18.6 |
| Bishopville, MD | 18.9 |
| Nanticoke, MD | 19.3 |
| Quantico, MD | 19.5 |
| Allen, MD | 19.5 |
| Frenchtown-Rumbly, MD | 19.5 |
I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a More
Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town More
I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the More
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My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of More
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