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Elsmere, DE Crime and Crime Rate

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The Elsmere crime rate is lower than the Delaware average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #18

Elsmere, DE	1,887.17
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.

Elsmere, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	3	4	15	31	80	14	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	48.6	64.8	243.0	502.2	1,296.0	226.8	0.0	1,272
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	6	19	44	103	9	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	97.3	308.2	713.7	1,670.7	146.0	0.0	1,302
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	17	47	40	117	12	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	272.4	753.2	641.0	1,875.0	192.3	0.0	2,047
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	8	12	59	150	16	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	129.2	193.7	952.5	2,421.7	258.3	0.0	1,598
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	3	6	34	46	130	17	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	52.4	104.8	593.8	803.4	2,270.3	296.9	0.0	2,131
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	10	24	40	104	20	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	176.2	422.8	704.7	1,832.3	352.4	0.0	1,674
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	1	2	11	25	46	150	23	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	17.5	35.1	192.9	438.5	806.9	2,631.1	403.4	0.0	2,429
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	1	2	13	38	41	118	31	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	17.5	35.0	227.2	664.2	716.7	2,062.6	541.9	0.0	2,587
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	2	10	12	54	130	37	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	34.5	172.7	207.3	932.6	2,245.3	639.0	17.3	1,987
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	1	7	29	52	109	19	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	17.2	120.4	498.9	894.5	1,875.1	326.9	0.0	1,845
	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

Elsmere, DE	19.22
Delaware	32.56
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.

Elsmere, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	17.5	17.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	174
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Elsmere, DE	1.85
Delaware	3.06
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.

Elsmere, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Elsmere, DE	Count	13	12	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	210.6	194.4	16.2	2.02
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	13	12	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	210.9	194.6	16.2	2.03
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	14	13	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	224.4	208.3	16.0	2.16
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	12	11	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	193.7	177.6	16.1	1.86
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	12	11	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	209.6	192.1	17.5	2.01
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	11	10	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	193.8	176.2	17.6	1.85
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	12	11	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	210.5	192.9	17.5	2.02
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	11	10	1
	Elsmere, DE	Per 100,000	192.3	174.8	17.5	1.84
	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	Elsmere, DE	Count	11	10	1
2005	Elsmere, DE	Count	12	11	1