How has crime changed in Delaware since 1985?

Police in Delaware reported about 352 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 739 in 1997, and 1,582 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,193 in 1991. There's no figure for 1994–1996, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Delaware and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Delaware Violent, U.S. Property, Delaware Property, U.S.
1985 433.3 570.3 4,589.5 4,780.0
1986 427.0 633.6 4,467.9 5,015.3
1987 412.3 624.9 4,410.1 5,090.1
1988 451.9 630.2 4,410.9 5,045.9
1989 556.5 680.5 4,350.7 5,211.5
1990 654.9 749.8 4,757.5 5,227.0
1991 713.8 798.1 5,192.5 5,388.4
1992 566.7 785.4 4,180.5 5,089.3
1993 534.8 764.1 3,434.5 4,814.1
1994 – 740.4 – 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 739.1 644.9 4,885.2 4,494.7
1998 712.9 603.8 4,647.1 4,212.6
1999 663.9 545.8 4,167.6 3,872.6
2000 633.5 534.4 3,825.9 3,751.7
2001 620.6 529.5 3,541.3 3,801.5
2002 629.4 512.9 3,434.9 3,737.7
2003 675.9 493.7 3,463.1 3,704.0
2004 614.8 478.6 3,326.5 3,599.4
2005 653.6 483.0 3,205.8 3,518.3
2006 701.0 486.9 3,521.2 3,397.1
2007 712.2 477.9 3,446.7 3,316.1
2008 708.6 463.7 3,636.2 3,252.3
2009 645.2 436.8 3,386.2 3,076.7
2010 624.4 408.1 3,494.6 2,963.4
2011 567.1 390.1 3,467.5 2,925.7
2012 550.5 390.7 3,373.5 2,881.3
2013 500.7 378.2 3,151.6 2,759.3
2014 488.4 373.7 3,007.0 2,591.8
2015 503.2 384.6 2,717.5 2,495.2
2016 510.4 399.5 2,789.1 2,469.1
2017 455.0 397.5 2,447.2 2,372.4
2018 423.3 384.8 2,329.8 2,206.8
2019 423.0 381.0 2,262.1 2,109.0
2020 442.4 399.3 1,979.6 1,955.3
2021 424.9 360.9 1,903.9 1,762.2
2022 394.2 398.2 1,991.4 1,998.5
2023 398.9 385.6 1,959.4 1,950.5
2024 368.6 363.4 1,773.9 1,766.8
2025 351.9 329.3 1,581.6 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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