Crime Rates

Crime Rates

Exhibit 19: Crime Rates by Type and Jurisdiction, Per 1,000, 2020

Indicator New Castle County

Kent County Sussex Delaware

County

Total Offenses Violent Offenses Serious Property Offenses Drug Offenses Other Property and Social Offenses Robbery Assault Burglary Larceny/Theft Motor Vehicle Theft

66.0 74.6 67.4 67.9 15.8 20.2 18.4 17.3 22.4 21.9 15.9 20.7 7.2 11.9 13.7 9.7 20.6 20.5 19.3 20.2 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.8 13.9 18.6 17.3 15.6 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.6 17.0 18.1 12.8 16.2 2.3 1.3 0.6 1.7

Fraud

5.9 6.3 7.0 6.2

Property Destruction/Vandalism

9.9 9.3 7.9 9.3

Weapons Law Violations

2.6 2.0 1.5 2.2

Source: Delaware Criminal Justice Council and Delaware State Bureau of Identification, 2021.

Description Exhibit 19 provides crime statistics available from the Delaware Statistical Analysis Center within the Delaware Criminal Justice Council. Light grey shading indicates rates above the Delaware state average. Observations

• In 2020, New Castle County crime offenses were above Delaware averages for eight of the thirteen indicators listed.