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With a crime rate of 54 per one thousand residents, Wilmington has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 18.
The rate of crime in Wilmington is 44.22 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wilmington generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest. Your chance of being a victim of crime in Wilmington may be as high as 1 in 9 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 43 in the northeast part of the city.
- Plano has 84% less violent crime than Wilmington. - Plano has 57% less property crime than Wilmington.
The 2022 crime rate in Wilmington, DE is 502 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 2.0 times greater than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 96.7% U.S. cities. The 2022 Wilmington crime rate fell by 19% compared to 2021. The number of homicides stood at 18 - a decrease of 21 compared to 2021.
In Wilmington, the crime rate stands at 4573 per 100,000 residents, surpassing the national average by 96.78%. This places the city among those with some of the highest total crime rates nationwide. However, it's important to recognize that this doesn't imply that the entire city is unsafe.
Wilmington is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. The rate of violent crime in Wilmington is 5.793 per 1,000 residents during a standard year.
The rate of property crime in Wilmington is 26.89 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wilmington generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest for this type of crime.
