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Laurel, DE Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #33

Laurel, DE	3,940.92
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.

Laurel, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Laurel, DE	Count	0	4	16	43	64	162	5	0
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	101.0	404.0	1,085.9	1,616.2	4,090.9	126.3	0.0	4,091
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	2	20	32	60	130	5	0
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	51.6	516.4	826.2	1,549.2	3,356.6	129.1	0.0	3,537
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	3	10	31	72	159	7	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	78.7	262.5	813.6	1,889.8	4,173.2	183.7	26.2	3,682
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	3	16	29	66	162	8	0
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	80.1	427.1	774.2	1,761.9	4,324.6	213.6	0.0	3,884
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	5	18	46	74	174	6	2
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	122.3	440.4	1,125.5	1,810.6	4,257.4	146.8	48.9	4,443
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	4	19	36	68	139	2	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	99.8	473.9	898.0	1,696.2	3,467.2	49.9	24.9	3,849
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	2	24	42	51	157	8	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	51.4	616.8	1,079.4	1,310.7	4,035.0	205.6	25.7	4,030
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	8	22	42	26	138	10	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	208.2	572.6	1,093.2	676.7	3,591.9	260.3	26.0	4,361
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	5	11	53	43	149	15	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	129.3	284.5	1,370.6	1,112.0	3,853.1	387.9	25.9	4,158
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	7	8	24	53	124	3	0
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	181.6	207.6	622.7	1,375.2	3,217.4	77.8	0.0	3,373
	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

Laurel, DE	57.44
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.

Laurel, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Laurel, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, 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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, 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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, 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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, 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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, 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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, 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	Laurel, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, 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	Laurel, DE	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	26.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26.0	0.0	260
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	25.9	25.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	258
	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

Laurel, DE	3.69
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.

Laurel, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Laurel, DE	Count	16	15	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	404.0	378.8	25.3	3.91
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	15	14	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	387.3	361.5	25.8	3.74
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	15	14	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	393.7	367.5	26.2	3.81
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	14	13	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	373.7	347.0	26.7	3.60
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	14	13	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	342.5	318.1	24.5	3.30
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	17	16	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	424.0	399.1	24.9	4.12
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	16	15	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	411.2	385.5	25.7	3.98
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	16	15	1
	Laurel, DE	Per 100,000	416.4	390.4	26.0	4.03
	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	Laurel, DE	Count	11	10	1
2005	Laurel, DE	Count	13	12	1