Middletown, DE Crime


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Middletown, DE is a relatively safe place to live compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Middletown is 17.5, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Middletown is 33.8, which is lower than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that Middletown has a low crime rate and is generally peaceful and safe to live in.

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

Middletown violent crime is 17.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Middletown property crime is 33.8. (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
Middletown, DE Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2008724.6025216.6483.13231.76582398.8174.9
2009565.2068.7168328.43207.8519.42604.484
2010481.4029.2131.3320.92961.35472312.2102.1
2011419.6042146.9230.82119.2403.91641.873.4
2012307.2015.6114.6177.12437.1312.52015.3109.4
2013244.2025.481.4137.31704.1228.91429.445.8
2014308.7045.570.8192.32378.2293.5202955.7
2015357.3029.889.3238.22545.5253.12267.724.8
2016338.7038.796.8203.22419.4212.92177.529
2017353.6028.3117.9207.42163.8254.61843.266
2018286.44.517.967.1196.91955.3196.91727.131.3
201920801334.7160.32036.5303.31672.560.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Delaware City, DE601.12,841.51,750112019
Elkton, MD964.16,633.915,144122019
Smyrna, DE271.92,090.410,900122019
Elsinboro, NJ206.81,137.51,088132019
Clayton, DE203.01,015.13,198132019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Elkton, MD964.16,633.915,144122019
Smyrna, DE271.92,090.410,900122019
Newark, DE250.32,085.032,674162019
Pennsville township, NJ145.81,603.913,474162019
Havre de Grace, MD259.21,187.913,610222019

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Over 11 years ago

Housing in Middletown is abundant and affordable. There are townhomes and single family homes. There are very small lots to large farmettes available right now. A major  More

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Over 13 years ago

.... I could leave Delaware  More

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Over 16 years ago

Outdoor recreation is very limited here. There are very few parks with walking trails in Middletown. The state parks are beautiful, but it seems that very few people  More

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