Kent County, Delaware is a safe place to live, with lower than average rates of both violent and property crime. The violent crime rate in Kent County is 23.9, which is slightly higher than the US average of 22.7. Property crime in Kent County is 45.3, which is higher than the average of 35.4 nationwide. This may be due to its proximity to larger cities such as Philadelphia and Baltimore, where crime rates are often higher. Despite this, Kent County remains a relatively safe place to live compared to many other places in the United States.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Kent County violent crime is 23.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Kent County property crime is 45.3. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Kent, Delaware does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Vineland, New Jersey. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Vineland, Delaware. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.