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New Castle, DE Crime and Crime Rate

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The New Castle crime rate is higher than the Delaware average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #23

New Castle, DE	2,191.44
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.

New Castle, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	New Castle, DE	Count	1	0	5	5	20	223	15	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	18.5	0.0	92.6	92.6	370.4	4,130.4	277.8	0.0	1,866
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	1	4	14	51	237	5	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	18.6	74.2	259.8	946.5	4,398.7	92.8	0.0	2,083
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	6	11	39	249	7	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	111.6	204.5	725.2	4,630.0	130.2	0.0	1,957
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	1	10	8	35	252	20	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	18.7	187.3	149.8	655.6	4,720.0	374.6	0.0	2,220
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	2	7	15	35	213	6	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	39.6	138.6	297.1	693.2	4,218.7	118.8	0.0	2,164
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	3	5	16	34	181	11	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	60.3	100.5	321.5	683.3	3,637.5	221.1	0.0	2,135
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	2	5	17	21	152	17	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	40.2	100.6	341.9	422.4	3,057.1	341.9	0.0	1,840
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	5	18	35	210	12	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	100.8	362.9	705.6	4,233.9	241.9	0.0	2,046
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	3	10	25	42	218	19	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	61.3	204.4	510.9	858.4	4,455.3	388.3	0.0	2,861
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	2	14	22	33	231	15	1
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	40.7	284.7	447.4	671.1	4,698.0	305.1	20.3	2,742
	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

New Castle, DE	42.78
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.

New Castle, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, 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	New Castle, DE	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	18.6	18.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	185
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, 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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, 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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, 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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, 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	New Castle, DE	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	20.1	20.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	201
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, 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	New Castle, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Castle, 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

New Castle, DE	3.28
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.

New Castle, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	New Castle, DE	Count	19	17	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	351.9	314.9	37.0	3.33
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	18	16	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	334.1	297.0	37.1	3.16
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	19	17	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	353.3	316.1	37.2	3.35
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	19	17	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	355.9	318.4	37.5	3.37
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	19	17	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	376.3	336.7	39.6	3.57
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	18	16	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	361.7	321.5	40.2	3.42
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	19	17	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	382.1	341.9	40.2	3.62
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	18	16	2
	New Castle, DE	Per 100,000	362.9	322.6	40.3	3.43
	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	New Castle, DE	Count	19	17	2
2005	New Castle, DE	Count	19	17	2