New Castle County, DE Analytics

February recorded 681 crime incidents.

January recorded 685 crime incidents.

December recorded 794 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Theft: 920
  • Assault: 642
  • Arrest: 222
  • Vandalism: 193
  • Other: 101
  • Burglary: 75
  • Robbery: 4
  • Shooting: 3
  • Arson: 0

Crime by Month

In the past three months, December had the most number of crimes in New Castle County, Delaware.

December had about 1% more crime than January, with December producing 109 more crimes than January.

December had about 1% more crime than February, with December producing 113 more crimes than February.

Most Committed Crimes in New Castle County, Delaware

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 43% of crime in New Castle County, Delaware.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 100% of violent crime in New Castle County, Delaware.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 92% of property crime in New Castle County, Delaware.

Reported Shootings in New Castle County, Delaware

We recorded 3 shootings over a three month period in New Castle County, Delaware. That's an average of about 1 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 2, followed by January with 1 shootings, and February with 0 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of New Castle County. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.