Crime Grade · Delaware
Most Dangerous Cities in Delaware
6 reporting Delaware cities ranked from highest violent crime rate down, by FBI violent crime rate per 100,000 residents. Data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
State median violent crime rate: 529.2 per 100,000. Cities with population ≥ 10,000. Letter grade is the national decile against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities — same grade everywhere on this site.
| Rank | City | Population | Violent / 100k | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 73,773 | 1146.8 | F9/10 |
| 2 | Dover | 40,389 | 735.3 | C7/10 |
| 3 | Smyrna | 13,417 | 529.2 | C6/10 |
| 4 | Milford | 14,875 | 450.4 | B5/10 |
| 5 | Newark | 30,486 | 288.7 | B4/10 |
| 6 | Middletown | 26,295 | 182.5 | A3/10 |
About this ranking
Cities are ranked by the FBI's reported violent crime rate per 100,000 residents for the most recent fully-reported year (see individual city pages for the year shown). The list is restricted to cities with population ≥ 10,000 that report to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Refreshed every six months.