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Crime Index, #41

Delaware	1,973.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Delaware Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Delaware	Count	54	249	1,269	2,867	5,768	20,865	1,267	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.8	26.6	135.6	306.4	616.5	2,230.1	135.4	NA	1,663
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Delaware	Count	39	266	1,226	2,904	6,131	20,916	1,332	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.2	28.7	132.4	313.7	662.3	2,259.4	143.9	NA	1,687
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Delaware	Count	57	243	1,492	3,228	7,371	21,832	1,436	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.2	26.5	162.7	352.0	803.7	2,380.6	156.6	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Delaware	Count	41	289	1,538	3,207	7,531	21,878	1,530	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.5	31.9	169.5	353.5	830.2	2,411.8	168.7	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Delaware	Count	48	312	1,829	3,386	7,515	21,519	1,929	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.3	34.7	203.7	377.1	836.9	2,396.5	214.8	NA	2,062
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Delaware	Count	41	338	1,671	3,585	6,932	20,809	1,907	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.6	38.2	188.8	405.0	783.2	2,351.0	215.5	NA	2,036
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Delaware	Count	57	366	1,838	3,880	6,760	22,002	2,541	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.5	41.9	210.5	444.4	774.3	2,520.0	291.0	NA	2,230
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Delaware	Count	37	336	1,706	3,881	6,341	20,486	2,316	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.3	38.9	197.3	448.8	733.3	2,369.0	267.8	NA	2,096
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Delaware	Count	42	400	1,735	3,640	6,189	20,166	2,816	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.9	46.9	203.3	426.5	725.2	2,362.8	329.9	NA	2,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Delaware	Count	37	377	1,306	3,612	5,811	18,085	2,349	NA
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.4	44.7	154.8	428.2	688.9	2,144.0	278.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Delaware	32.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Delaware Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Delaware	Count	13	7	2	3	1	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Delaware	Count	12	9	0	3	0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Delaware	Count	10	5	1	2	2	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Delaware	Count	15	9	3	2	1	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Delaware	Count	20	11	5	3	1	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Delaware	Count	37	20	10	3	4	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.2	2.3	1.1	0.3	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Delaware	Count	58	33	13	6	6	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.6	3.8	1.5	0.7	0.7	0.0	66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Delaware	Count	49	27	6	7	9	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.7	3.2	0.7	0.8	1.1	0.0	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Delaware	Count	48	29	6	7	5	1
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.6	3.4	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.1	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Delaware	2.96
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Delaware Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Delaware	Count	3,243	2,194	1,049
	Delaware	Per 100,000	347.1	234.8	112.3	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Delaware	Count	3,168	2,339	829
	Delaware	Per 100,000	342.6	253.0	89.7	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Delaware	Count	3,151	2,302	849
	Delaware	Per 100,000	343.7	251.1	92.6	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Delaware	Count	3,139	2,274	865
	Delaware	Per 100,000	346.2	250.8	95.4	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Delaware	Count	3,170	2,323	847
	Delaware	Per 100,000	353.2	258.8	94.4	3.06
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Delaware	Count	3,127	2,296	831
	Delaware	Per 100,000	353.4	259.5	93.9	3.06
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Delaware	Count	3,159	2,296	863
	Delaware	Per 100,000	362.3	263.4	99.0	3.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Delaware	Count	3,125	2,236	889
	Delaware	Per 100,000	366.2	262.0	104.2	3.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Delaware	Count	3,085	2,247	838
	Delaware	Per 100,000	361.5	263.3	98.2	3.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Delaware	Count	3,183	2,307	876
	Delaware	Per 100,000	377.3	273.5	103.9	3.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94