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Wilmington, DE Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #35

Wilmington, DE	4,440.69
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.

Wilmington, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wilmington, DE	Count	27	23	397	727	900	2,530	335	2
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	37.7	32.1	553.6	1,013.8	1,255.0	3,528.0	467.1	2.8	4,312
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	19	24	453	665	960	2,387	371	2
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	26.6	33.6	633.9	930.6	1,343.4	3,340.3	519.2	2.8	4,215
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	26	34	474	694	1,212	2,247	365	1
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	36.1	47.2	657.5	962.7	1,681.3	3,117.0	506.3	1.4	4,599
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	23	30	427	631	1,148	2,213	411	4
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	32.1	41.9	596.6	881.6	1,603.9	3,091.8	574.2	5.6	4,330
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	28	27	633	711	1,176	2,428	543	2
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	38.2	36.9	863.9	970.4	1,605.0	3,313.8	741.1	2.7	5,025
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	17	39	524	762	856	2,259	516	8
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	23.4	53.7	722.0	1,049.9	1,179.4	3,112.4	710.9	11.0	4,477
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	26	27	573	784	834	2,333	639	3
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	35.7	37.0	786.1	1,075.6	1,144.2	3,200.8	876.7	4.1	4,786
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	11	30	593	596	954	1,913	521	5
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	15.1	41.2	814.1	818.2	1,309.7	2,626.2	715.2	6.9	4,141
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	19	48	565	722	972	2,345	773	4
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	25.8	65.2	767.2	980.4	1,319.8	3,184.2	1,049.6	5.4	4,825
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	12	27	433	577	817	2,104	513	8
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	16.2	36.5	585.6	780.4	1,105.0	2,845.6	693.8	10.8	3,696
	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

Wilmington, DE	31.44
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.

Wilmington, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wilmington, DE	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	27
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, 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	Wilmington, DE	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	4.2	1.4	0.0	1.4	1.4	0.0	41
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	4.2	1.4	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	41
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	27
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	6	2	1	1	2	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	8.2	2.7	1.4	1.4	2.7	0.0	82
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	4.1	2.7	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	40
	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

Wilmington, DE	4.68
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.

Wilmington, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wilmington, DE	Count	355	295	60
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	495.0	411.4	83.7	4.53
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	380	317	63
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	531.8	443.6	88.2	4.88
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	368	307	61
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	510.5	425.9	84.6	4.68
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	384	321	63
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	536.5	448.5	88.0	4.92
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	396	334	62
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	540.5	455.8	84.6	4.98
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	405	318	87
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	558.0	438.1	119.9	4.98
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	388	302	86
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	532.3	414.3	118.0	4.73
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	386	302	84
	Wilmington, DE	Per 100,000	529.9	414.6	115.3	4.72
	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	Wilmington, DE	Count	364	285	79
2005	Wilmington, DE	Count	358	272	86