New Castle, DE Crime


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The crime rate in New Castle, DE is lower than the US average. The violent crime rate is 17.4 compared to 22.7 nationally and the property crime rate is 60.9 compared to 35.4 nationally. This shows that New Castle, DE is generally a safe place to live in terms of violent and property crime. Still, it's important for residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to local law enforcement officials right away.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

New Castle violent crime is 17.4. (The US average is 22.7)
New Castle property crime is 60.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
New Castle, DE Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001647.8040.581526.33157.9364.42550.6242.9
2002638.7079.8119.8439.14830.3658.73812.4359.3
2003572.6020.4245.4306.76400.81165.64867.1368.1
2004493.6061.7123.4308.55923.5575.94977.4370.2
2005772.8040.7284.7447.45674.2671.14698305.1
2006776.6061.3204.4510.95702858.44455.3388.3
2007463.700100.8362.95181.5705.64233.9241.9
2008482.7040.2100.6341.93821.4422.43057.1341.9
2009482.3060.3100.5321.54541.8683.33637.5221.1
2010475.3039.6138.6297.15030.7693.24218.7118.8
2011355.9018.7187.3149.85750.1655.64720374.6
2012316.100111.6204.55485.3725.24630130.2
2013352.6018.674.2259.85438946.54398.792.8
2014203.718.5092.692.64778.7370.44130.4277.8
2015370.9074.2111.3185.53764.8370.93301.292.7
2016593.518.555.6204315.33505.2296.73041.5166.9
2017335.700130.5205.14252.13733636.7242.4
2018317.7018.7112.1186.94186.1448.53438.6299
2019377.80090287.94048.2341.83526.4179.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Newport, DE292.43,021.41,13342019
Pennsville township, NJ145.81,603.913,47442019
Elsmere, DE184.52,230.45,85552019
Wilmington, DE1,498.14,460.273,09852019
Delaware City, DE601.12,841.51,75062019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Newport, DE292.43,021.41,13342019
Elsmere, DE184.52,230.45,85552019
Delaware City, DE601.12,841.51,75062019
Penns Grove, NJ1,074.63,244.84,84472019
Carneys Point township, NJ221.81,357.07,66172019

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