Zip 19720 (New Castle, DE) Crime


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New Castle, DE (19720) has a higher than average rate of both violent and property crime. According to the data, its rate of violent crime is 37.6, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7, and its rate of property crime is 46.4, which is also much higher than the national average of 35.4. This paints a bleak picture of public safety in New Castle and serves as a warning for residents to remain vigilant when it comes to protecting themselves against crime.

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

New Castle (zip 19720) violent crime is 37.6. (The US average is 22.7)
New Castle (zip 19720) property crime is 46.4. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of New Castle, Delaware does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Wilmington, Delaware. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Wilmington, Delaware. Click 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
New Castle, DE377.84,048.24,86222019
Newport, DE292.43,021.41,13332019
Elsmere, DE184.52,230.45,85552019
Pennsville township, NJ145.81,603.913,47462019
Delaware City, DE601.12,841.51,75062019
Wilmington, DE1,498.14,460.273,09862019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Wilmington, DE1498.14,460.273,09862019
Upper Darby, PA529.41,052.779,020262018
Lower Merion, PA48.51,461.660,141302019
Gloucester, NJ99.21,385.866,425312019
Camden, NJ1,581.82,867.573,140322019
Vineland, NJ352.52,816.657,202352019

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