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Crime Index, #11

Delaware City, DE	1,246.31
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.

Delaware City, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	1	4	30	28	2	1
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	57.7	230.9	1,732.1	1,616.6	115.5	57.7	1,648
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	1	0	3	18	36	3	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	58.2	0.0	174.5	1,047.1	2,094.2	174.5	0.0	1,600
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	2	1	11	27	0	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	115.9	58.0	637.7	1,565.2	0.0	0.0	942
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	1	5	5	21	1	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	58.4	292.1	292.1	1,226.6	58.4	0.0	862
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	2	10	21	3	1
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	129.7	648.5	1,361.9	194.6	64.9	895
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	1	1	3	11	17	1	1
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	65.7	65.7	197.0	722.3	1,116.2	65.7	65.7	1,300
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	1	2	10	20	4	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	65.7	131.3	656.6	1,313.2	262.6	0.0	1,018
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	1	1	2	21	36	6	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	65.8	65.8	131.6	1,381.6	2,368.4	394.7	0.0	2,039
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	2	6	11	21	1	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	130.9	392.7	719.9	1,374.3	65.4	0.0	1,325
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	5	4	21	1	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	327.0	261.6	1,373.4	65.4	0.0	834
	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

Delaware City, DE		-0.11
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.

Delaware City, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, 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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, 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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, 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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, 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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, 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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, 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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, 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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Delaware City, DE	1.89
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.

Delaware City, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Delaware City, DE	Count	4	3	1
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	230.9	173.2	57.7	2.02
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	3	3	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	174.5	174.5	0.0	1.75
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	3	3	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	173.9	173.9	0.0	1.74
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	3	3	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	175.2	175.2	0.0	1.75
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	3	3	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	194.6	194.6	0.0	1.95
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	3	3	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	197.0	197.0	0.0	1.97
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	5	5	0
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	328.3	328.3	0.0	3.28
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	3	2	1
	Delaware City, DE	Per 100,000	197.4	131.6	65.8	1.64
	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	Delaware City, DE	Count	4	4	0
2005	Delaware City, DE	Count	3	3	0