New Castle County, DE Analytics
December recorded 794 crime incidents.
November recorded 708 crime incidents.
October recorded 831 crime incidents.
Crime Types
- Theft: 985
- Assault: 655
- Vandalism: 258
- Arrest: 225
- Other: 128
- Burglary: 72
- Robbery: 6
- Shooting: 4
- Arson: 0
Crime by Month
In the past three months, October had the most number of crimes in New Castle County, Delaware.
October had about 1% more crime than November, with October producing 123 more crimes than November.
October had about 1% more crime than December, with October producing 37 more crimes than December.
Most Committed Crimes in New Castle County, Delaware
Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 42% of crime in New Castle County, Delaware.
The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 99% of violent crime in New Castle County, Delaware.
The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 93% of property crime in New Castle County, Delaware.
Reported Shootings in New Castle County, Delaware
We recorded 4 shootings over a three month period in New Castle County, Delaware. That's an average of about 1.333 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 2, followed by November with 1 shootings, and October with 1 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.