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The Georgetown crime rate is much higher than the Delaware average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #31

Georgetown, DE	3,593.43
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.

Georgetown, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	6	34	20	90	308	5	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	87.6	496.6	292.1	1,314.4	4,498.3	73.0	0.0	3,293
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	5	19	24	77	296	6	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	74.7	284.0	358.8	1,151.1	4,425.2	89.7	0.0	2,885
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	4	23	33	67	230	11	1
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	60.6	348.7	500.3	1,015.8	3,487.0	166.8	15.2	2,790
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	6	20	31	62	252	12	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	92.5	308.3	477.8	955.6	3,884.1	185.0	0.0	2,944
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	6	16	24	75	199	5	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	112.9	301.1	451.7	1,411.6	3,745.5	94.1	0.0	3,157
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	9	19	30	71	174	13	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	170.6	360.1	568.5	1,345.5	3,297.3	246.4	0.0	3,582
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	8	29	27	70	191	11	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	154.0	558.1	519.6	1,347.2	3,675.9	211.7	0.0	3,825
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	1	8	42	43	81	152	10	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	20.1	161.2	846.1	866.2	1,631.7	3,062.0	201.5	0.0	4,925
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	6	28	50	52	164	10	1
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	120.7	563.5	1,006.2	1,046.5	3,300.5	201.2	20.1	3,905
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	10	28	57	61	176	9	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	202.9	568.2	1,156.7	1,237.8	3,571.4	182.6	0.0	4,627
	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

Georgetown, DE	351.44
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.

Georgetown, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Georgetown, 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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Georgetown, 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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Georgetown, 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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Georgetown, 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	Georgetown, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Georgetown, 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	Georgetown, DE	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	19.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	0.0	189
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	5	2	0	0	3	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	96.2	38.5	0.0	0.0	57.7	0.0	962
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	7	0	0	0	7	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	141.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	141.0	0.0	1,410
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.4	0.0	603
	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

Georgetown, DE	2.79
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.

Georgetown, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Georgetown, DE	Count	16	14	2
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	233.7	204.5	29.2	2.19
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	16	14	2
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	239.2	209.3	29.9	2.24
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	16	14	2
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	242.6	212.2	30.3	2.27
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	13	12	1
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	200.4	185.0	15.4	1.93
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	18	16	2
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	338.8	301.1	37.6	3.20
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	20	18	2
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	379.0	341.1	37.9	3.60
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	20	18	2
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	384.9	346.4	38.5	3.66
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	22	20	2
	Georgetown, DE	Per 100,000	443.2	402.9	40.3	4.23
	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	Georgetown, DE	Count	19	18	1
2005	Georgetown, DE	Count	20	18	2